In Scotland, Alex MacKinnon, the director of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) asked that there are new studies on electronic cigarettes and that better quality control be carried out.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE RPS NOT TOTALLY CONVINCED BY THE ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE
While the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) in the United States has launched its campaign to prevent young people from using any nicotine delivery system including electronic cigarettes, Alex MacKinnon, Director of Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) decided to take a stand.
According to Mitch Zeller, director of the Center for Tobacco Products ” FDA makes efforts to prevent children from using any product containing nicotine, including e-cigarettes" , he adds "As we continue to learn more about these products and their relationship to young people, the agency will be better prepared to address the issue of their uses through science-based educational efforts. »
For his part, McaKinnon declares that the current RPS policy on electronic cigarettes opposes their “standardization”, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society also wants long-term research. " Although e-cigarettes appear to have a role in risk reduction, we are still concerned that vaping can lead to nicotine addiction and psychological dependence that prevents quitting." , did he declare. According to him, the electronic cigarette has particularly attractive aspects for young people.
PHE AND ACTION ON TUXING AND HEALTH DO NOT HAVE THE SAME POINT OF VIEW
But when it comes to vaping, not all institutions have the same view in the UK. For Martin Dockrell, tobacco control manager for Public Health England (PHE) ” Data from a number of surveys conducted in the UK have never shown that e-cigarettes act as a gateway to smoking among young people »
He adds: " We are closely monitoring UK data on e-cigarette use among young people while making comparisons with data on smoking. Experimentation with electronic cigarettes is common among young people but its regular use remains rare and is concentrated almost entirely among smokers and former smokers."
To Hazel Cheeseman, Director of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH): " In the UK, there is evidence that few young people use e-cigarettes regularly. Moreover, this point does not seem to me to be a priority for the United Kingdom. »Adding« To date, we have evidence that shows that electronic cigarettes are much less harmful than smoking and that they actually help people quit smoking."
