E-cigarettes: Indian government research council recommends “complete prohibition”

The Indian Council of Medical Research, part of the government’s department of health, has recommended a complete prohibition on e-cigarettes, citing their highly addictive and harmful ingredients among other concerns, in a new white paper.1

The council has claimed that there are documented “adverse effects” of e-cigarette use, including DNA damage, carcinogenesis, and respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological disorders.

Other problems such as second hand vapour exposure—especially during pregnancy—poisoning from accidental swallowing by children, …