2 Years of Vaping Ban in India: Some Scientists Say it's Time for a Review
In this clutter of misinformation, the scientifically sound public health communication would be that if you are a non-smoker, avoid any nicotine-containing product; if you smoke, try to quit, and if you cannot or are not willing to give up nicotine use, reduce harm by switching to the least harmful options available such as vaping, snus or heated tobacco. We must go beyond framing tobacco use as a moral problem and understand it within the framework of dependence which requires a dispassionate, scientific approach to address. Top-down interventions to force behavioural change though regulations can also only go so far, and some may end up doing more harm as people try to circumvent them by adopting even more risky behaviours such as buying cheaper products or black-market goods to beat tax hikes. The authors of the SRNT review state in no uncertain terms – “because evidence indicates that e-cigarette use can increase the odds of quitting smoking, many scientists, including this essay’s authors, encourage the health community, media, and policymakers to more carefully weigh vaping’s potential to reduce adult smoking-attributable mortality”.
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