Marketers have claimed that the product helps smokers break their addictions to tobacco, with some even going so far as to imply that WHO views it as a legitimate nicotine replacement therapy like nicotine gum, lozenges and patches.
(...) Its marketers should immediately remove from their web sites and other informational materials any suggestion that WHO considers it to be a safe and effective smoking cessation aid.”
(...) Rather, the product, which has a chamber for storing liquid nicotine in various concentrations, produces a fine, heated mist, which is absorbed into the lungs.
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"The electronic cigarette is not a proven nicotine replacement therapy," said Dr Ala Alwan, Assistant Director-General of WHO's Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Cluster. (...) Its marketers should immediately remove from their web sites and other informational materials any suggestion that WHO considers it to be a safe and effective smoking cessation aid."
(...) Some have even gone so far as to imply that WHO views it as a legitimate nicotine replacement therapy like nicotine gum, lozenges and patches.
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Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS/ENNDS)
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INTRODUCTION
1. (...) ENDS aerosol contains nicotine, the addictive component of tobacco products. (...) Health warnings may additionally inform the public about the addictive nature of nicotine in
ENDS; and
iii. Reducing the risk of accidental acute nicotine intoxication by a) requiring tamper- evident/child resistant packaging for e-liquids and leak-proof containers for devices and
e-liquids and b) limiting the nicotine concentration and total nicotine amount in devices
and e-liquids.
31.
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Acetaldehyde given intravenously is self-administered and enhances the addictiveness of nicotine in experimental animals. Additives that facilitate deeper inhalation (e.g. menthol) or inhibit the metabolism of nicotine may enhance the addictiveness of nicotine indirectly. (...) Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors subunits and nicotine
rewarding/reinforcing effects ............................................. 32 3.6.2.2. (...) Dose-dependency of development of nicotine addictiveness
In humans, there are little data available on pure nicotine use.
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According to the terminology used in reports submitted to the COP, the leading novel and emerging nicotine and tobacco products can be classified in three broad categories: electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) [1] , electronic non-nicotine delivery systems (ENNDS) and heated tobacco products (HTPs). (...) FCTC/COP6(9), Electronic nicotine delivery systems and electronic non-nicotine delivery systems, 2014
3. FCTC/COP/7/11, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Electronic Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS/ENNDS).
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(...) All ENDS (but not ENNDS) contain nicotine. Electronic cigarettes, the most common prototype, are devices that do not burn or use tobacco leaves but instead vaporise a solution the user then inhales. The main constituents of the solution, in addition to nicotine when nicotine is present, are propylene glycol, with or without glycerol and flavouring agents.
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Celebrities and social influencers – Reject offers of “brand ambassadorship” and refuse any form of sponsorship by nicotine and tobacco industries.
Social media companies – Ban advertising, promotion and sponsorship by the nicotine and tobacco industries and prohibit influencer marketing of tobacco or nicotine products.
(...) Parents and relatives – Educate children and adolescents on the harms of nicotine and tobacco product use and empower them to reject industry manipulation.
(...) Schools – Raise awareness of the dangers of initiating nicotine and tobacco product use, adopt tobacco and e-cigarette free campuses, refuse any form of sponsorship by the nicotine and tobacco industries, and prohibit representatives from nicotine and tobacco companies from speaking at school events, school camps, etc.
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Some products claiming to be nicotine-free (ENNDS) have been found to contain nicotine.
(...) Where economically feasible, governments should also consider promoting nicotine replacement therapies and non-nicotine pharmacotherapies for cessation.
(...) Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Electronic Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS/ENNDS).
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Media Briefer
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Electronic Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems
(ENDS/ENNDS)
Report by WHO
This report is produced by experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) for COP7,
the governing body of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC).
(...) The scope of the research
It includes updates on scientific and research data on evidence of the health impacts on
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Electronic Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems
(ENDS/ENNDS). (...) All ENDS (but not ENNDS) contain
nicotine. Although generally considered a single product class, these products constitute a
diverse group with potentially significant differences in the production of toxicants and
delivery of nicotine.
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(...) The main constituents of the solution, in addition to nicotine when nicotine is present, are propylene glycol, with or without glycerol and flavouring agents. (...) Subscribe to our newsletters →
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