E-cigarettes: A Health Hazard
- E-cigarettes are a form of addiction; they are battery-operated devices that heat a mixture of liquid nicotine, propylene glycol, water, and glycerin to create an aerosol that mimics real cigarettes.
- Around 50% of the e-cigarettes sold in India are purchased online.
- China plays the largest role in supplying e-cigarettes to India.
- Karnataka recently classified nicotine as a toxic and hazardous substance to strictly enforce the ban on e-cigarette production and sales.
- More than 22 countries around the world have banned e-cigarettes.
- San Francisco became the first U.S. city to ban ....
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