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E-Cigarettes

Juul Inc, an e-cigarette company, agreed to pay a fine to 34 US states and territories for promoting E-cigarettes or ENDS in teenagers.

Why in the News?

Juul Inc, an e-cigarette company, agreed to pay a fine to 34 US states and territories for promoting E-cigarettes or ENDS in teenagers.

Key Points:

About E-cigarettes

  • E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that heat a solution of nicotine and different flavours to create an aerosol, which is then inhaled. 
    • These belong to a category of vapour-based nicotine products called Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS).
  • In 2019 the Indian government banned the production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement of all ENDS.

Harmful Impact:

  • DNA damage
  • Carcinogenesis
  • Cellular, molecular and immunological toxicity
  • Respiratory, cardiovascular and neurological disorders
  • Impacts foetal development and pregnancy