The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging governments to ban flavored vapes or e-cigarettes. The world health organization is also urging all countries to treat e-cigarettes the same as tobacco cigarettes.
Researchers, activists and governments have long believed that e-cigarettes are a "healthier" alternative to tobacco cigarettes, which are responsible for a number of chronic diseases. However, the WHO recently stated that all countries should take more serious steps to control e-cigarette consumption.
According to WHO's own research, there is no concrete evidence that e-cigarettes can help smokers quit. Instead, the study showed that e-cigarettes are just as harmful to health and can trigger nicotine addiction in non-smokers, especially children and adolescents.
"Children are invited and tricked at an early age to use e-cigarettes and become addicted to nicotine," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, told Reuters.
Therefore, the WHO advocates stricter prevention including a ban on all flavor enhancers such as mint, high taxes and a ban on use in public places. Although not mandatory, many countries have followed the WHO recommendations voluntarily.
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