Abstract

E-CIGARETTES: SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM OR A NEW MENACE ITSELF.

*Dr. Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Dr. Nephaur Rahaman, Dr. Sumita Bhattacharyya, Madhab Mandal, Dr. Jayanta Pal and Dr. Rajarshi Bhadra

Abstract

Introduction: The trend of using E-cigarettes is growing day by day especially among youths in city. Vaping in a prefilled battery operated refill activates reward circuit. Methodology: The systemic review of available literatures including pubmed, google scholar, science direct, cochrane database has been reviewed with the available search engines. Results: Amidst the much hype with high pressured advertisements, e-cigarettes should be used judiciously knowing the pros and cons. No proper longituidanal follow up has been done. Conclusion: FDA approval, current safety regards guideline is not available in India. The use of e cigarettes should be watched for its potential adverse effects.

Keywords: e-cigarettes, FDA approval, smoking cessation, vaping, hazards.