Dr.. Osama Abu Lord

Having achieved widespread popularity, especially among young people; e-cigarettes are facing calls and measures to combat them in many countries of the world, having been linked to dozens of deaths, and the growing evidence of its harmfulness.

Countries are witnessing calls to ban the sale of cigarettes, which were supposed to be less lethal to people's health than ordinary cigarettes, and help them quit.

In the United States, the administration plans to raise the minimum e-cigarette smoking from 18 to 21 years. US President Donald Trump said Friday in the White House that this was a recommendation in a report to be presented next week.

"We have to take care of our children, and that is the most important thing," Trump said, adding that there are also other recommendations on taste gains in e-cigarettes, noting that such cigarettes are very popular with young people.

The number of people who died as a result of smoking electronic cigarettes in the United States has risen recently, with the American Health Authority said that the number reached 39 people, and the number of people infected with the disease as a result of two thousand people.

The cause of the lungs from smoking these cigarettes is still unknown, the agency said.

Recent evidence has shown that the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol products in cannabis responsible for numbness after inhalation plays the main role in these infections.

In Germany and throughout Europe, the number of people with pulmonary smoking caused by smoking e-cigarettes has not yet risen.

The complaint still appears to be confined to North American cigarette smokers, and the combination of active substances in e-cigarettes is systematically and tougher than in the United States.

According to the World Health Organization, the number of cigarette users using evaporated nicotine (e-cigarettes) worldwide has risen from 11 million in 2011 to 41 million in 2018.

An e-cigarette is a tool used to inhale nicotine, which is liquid, heated, vaporized, and comes in several forms.

The electronic cigarette contains a battery that heats the liquid inhale the smoker vapor, and has many forms that evolve with the days, and the size varies depending on the capacity of the battery.

China
Chinese government agencies have called for a ban on e-cigarette smoking in public places at a time when the country is gradually regulating the fast-growing e-cigarette industry.

In a document dated October 29, published online Thursday, the Chinese National Health Bureau, the government market regulator (China's domestic tobacco monopoly) and five other offices urged local governments to reduce tobacco consumption among young people, as well as e-cigarette consumption. .

Regulators say the use of e-cigarettes in China "has shown a clear upward trend among young people," adding that the formation of e-cigarette liquid and its second-hand smoke is "unsafe."

"There is no conclusive evidence that e-cigarettes can help quit smoking effectively," the regulators said, adding that China "should actively promote e-smoking bans in public places."

China produces the vast majority of e-cigarettes sold on the global market, although domestic buyers buy a small percentage.

Vitamin E Acetate
The CDC said the researchers found vitamin E acetate in all fluid samples collected from the lungs of 29 patients from 10 states.

"This is the first time that we have discovered a potential chemical of concern in biological samples from patients with lung injuries," the US health authority said in a statement.

Vitamin E acetate is an oil derived from vitamin E and is used as an additive in the production of electronic smoking products.

The centers reported that most of those who contracted the disease reported using products containing THC, the main ingredient affecting psychological effect in marijuana.

In September, the US government banned the sale of tobacco, which contains flavors and e-cigarettes. On the other hand, some fear pressure from pressure groups of producers of these types of cigarettes to pass studies or pressure the government to prevent the sale of their products.