E- CIGARETTES: IMPACT ON YOUTH GENERATION

Abstract

Although ENDS or e-cigarettes are frequently thought of as a smoking cessation tool, their effectiveness and safety as such have not yet been conclusively proven. Despite some smokers' claims to have reduced their smoking while using ENDS, the overall nicotine intake appears to have remained the same.Due to the varying sizes of e-liquid vials, variable nicotine levels in each vial, unrestricted use, and changing nicotine levels in each vape puff, e-cigarettes appear to be about as effective as nicotine patches as a quitting aid. Furthermore, a sizeable percentage of former smokers who say they stopped smoking cigarettes with the help of ENDS say they still use the latter product, maintaining their reliance on nicotine. While vaping poses a serious risk to the health and safety of Indian teenagers, marketing and sales of e-cigarettes have been illegal in India since September 2019. E-cigarettes were first touted as a solution to stop smoking when they were first released by manufacturers in 2006.They immediately became a popular way to consume cigarettes and other narcotics including fentanyl and marijuana. Teenagers started using e-cigarettes in great numbers. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) list several risks associated with e-cigarettes. They are to blame for young individuals developing a cigarette addiction. They make it easier for people to overuse illegal narcotics, which can result in overdoses. They may harm the lungs as well. One instance of an effective public health intervention is a national campaign to prevent youth e-cigarette usage.