The endorsement of e-cigarettes by Public Health England (PFE) is “out of step” with other parts of the world, according to Professor
Martin McKee of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
In the US, several states have launched campaigns to warn teenagers about the risks of nicotine addiction, and some areas – like San
Francisco – have banned them outright.But PHE “seems to be doing
everything it can to promote e-cigarettes” and choosing to ignore their
risks, Mr McKee said.
“The nicotine in e-cigarettes is not a harmless drug and then there all these other things such as flavourings that are inhaled,” he told
the Press Association.We haven’t had e-cigarettes for long enough to
know the true effects”.
PHE has championed vaping as a quitting aid for smokers, claiming that it is 95 per cent safer than smoking.However there have been
several studies, though few in humans, which show that high
concentrations of the e-cigarette vapour, or particular ingredients, can
damage the lungs.
“First of all, you’ve got to show that they’re safe,” Mr McKee said, arguing that “safer than cigarettes” was not a sufficient
justification.He also warned there was no evidence “at the population
level” that they were useful as a quitting aid.
The marketing of nicotine-infused liquids in fruit flavours more commonly found in sweets and sugary drinks is another concern, with
experts saying they are being “pushed very hard to children”.
This raises the chance of them becoming addicted to nicotine, and then exposed to an array of poorly studied chemicals – particularly if
given the impression that vaping is safe.A report published by PHE in
February said that regular use of e-cigarettes among young people
remains low.
But its figures showed that the number of UK children and teenagers trying vaping has doubled in recent years.
Some 15.9 per cent of children aged 11 to 18 reported having tried vaping, according to 2018 data, a rise from 8.1 per cent in 2014.
E-cigarettes have become a new frontier for tobacco giants, with many promoting their own version of e-cigarettes or “smokeless”
heat-not-burn tobacco products.
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