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Centre examining health effects of e-cigarettes: Nadda
Context
The government is examining the legal implications and health effects of e-cigarettes, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda told the RajyaSabha on Tuesday
Groups constituted by government
Health Ministry had constituted three groups to study the various aspects of e-cigarettes
- One was to study the legal implications of this e-nicotine drug induce system
- another was to go into the health effects
- the other was to study advocacy
All three sub-groups have given their reports. The Ministry is working on them
E-smoking
It referred to the practice of inhaling capsules of nicotine in a vaporised form after they were heated
- This is actually an electronic nicotine delivery system. It has a nicotine capsule, which has no tobacco but nicotine that gives excitement as it hits the brain. Some countries have regulated e-smoking, while others have banned it
