WHO: Electronic cigarettes have negative effects, they should be controlled

The WHO has stated that e-cigarettes do not appear to be effective in stopping the use of tobacco instead and that alarming evidence has emerged about their negative health effects on people. The Director General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said: "children are entering and being caught when they are young to use electronic cigarettes and they can be linked to nicotine. I urge countries to implement strong anti-use measures to protect their citizens, especially their children and youth". Dr. Ruediger Krech, Director of Health Promotion of the WHO has noted that electronic cigarettes target children through social networks and influencers with approximately 16,000 flavors. It has been stated that electronic cigarettes containing nicotine are highly addictive and dangerous to health. Although the long-term health effects are not fully understood, it has been proven that they produce toxic substances, some of which are known to cause cancer and others to increase the risk of heart and lung diseases. In addition, the use of electronic cigarettes can also affect brain development and cause learning problems in young people. Those cigarettes can adversely affect the development of the fetus in pregnant women. Also, the smoke from electronic cigarettes is dangerous for people around the smoker. Electronic cigarettes in many parts of the world have been allowed on the open market and are widely sold to young people.../