Reuters (7/27, Nebehay) reports, “The tobacco industry’s sleek marketing is attracting youngsters to e-cigarettes which can lead to tobacco addiction, despite claims by some executives that they aim to solve the smoking epidemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.” Reuters adds, “Over eight million people die annually from tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke, making the habit a leading cause of preventable diseases, the WHO said in a report calling for greater regulation of smoke-free devices containing nicotine.”
The Hill (7/27, Castronuovo) says the report found “that 84 countries currently ‘lack safe-guards to protect from unregulated proliferation of electronic nicotine delivery systems,’” but “32 nations have completely banned the sale of e-cigarettes, with an additional 79 implementing measures to limit their sale in public places, prohibit advertising or require that they display health warnings.”
