I don't know when it started, some young people around us always have an electronic cigarette hanging around their necks, in the closed room, the other party suddenly came to a "swallowing clouds and spitting fog", are you still a little caught off guard? In fact, the controversy over e-cigarettes has not been broken in recent years, not long ago, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued the "E-cigarette Management Measures", which clearly prohibits the sale of flavored e-cigarettes other than tobacco flavors and e-cigarettes that can add atomizations to minors from May 1 this year, and prohibits the sale of e-cigarette products to minors. Why are the various flavors of e-cigarettes attractive? At the time of the implementation of the "E-cigarette Management Measures", what regulatory loopholes are still faced? The reporter conducted a visit and investigation.
During the visit, many consumers said that because the e-cigarette "taste optional" and "refreshing", they were gradually attracted to it. Some insiders pointed out that in the process of production and sales of e-cigarettes, they will cater to the pursuit of novelty and experience by teenagers, and the taste, smoking design and publicity methods of e-cigarettes are extremely stimulating and inducing.
"Basically, the post-90s and post-00s buy e-cigarettes, the fruit taste is tempting, because they smoke sweet, so they continue to consume." Some citizens said.
Some citizens said, "E-cigarettes are more fun, more novel, more fashionable." ”
The reporter came to a brand e-cigarette store in a shopping mall in Baotou City, only to see that there were more than a dozen kinds of "cigarette poles" of different colors and more than a hundred flavors of electronic cigarettes "smoke bombs" on the shelves. According to the salesman, the best selling now is the fruit-flavored "smoke bomb". The reporter noted that these fancy e-cigarettes not only have a particularly strong aroma, but also have the same irritation to the respiratory tract after inhalation as ordinary cigarettes.
E-cigarette salesman: "A lot of people are smoking too." Buy fruit flavor is more. ”
The upcoming "Measures for the Administration of Electronic Cigarettes" stipulates that the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes except for tobacco flavor is prohibited. According to the sales staff, there are still a large number of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes in the store, and they have received a notice that fruit-flavored e-cigarettes can be sold until the end of September.
E-cigarette sales staff: "We still have a lot of goods, May 1st is just discontinued, not to say that it can not be sold, now we have received a notice that it can be sold until September." ”
In recent years, with the enhancement of people's health awareness, some smokers continue to look for alternatives in order to quit smoking, and e-cigarettes that claim to be able to quit smoking have gradually entered the public's field of vision. But can e-cigarettes really quit smoking? Tian Hongjun, deputy chief physician of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of Inner Mongolia Baogang Hospital of Aerospace Medicine, said that e-cigarettes have no smoking cessation effect.
Tian Hongjun: "E-cigarettes not only do not help to quit smoking, but also may be harmful to health." Because it contains nicotine, nicotine is a highly addictive substance, which is the active ingredient in tobacco smoke, with a pungent odor and a spicy taste. Less than 50 mg of nicotine can cause respiratory failure and paralysis, and in rare cases can lead to symptoms of intoxication such as nausea, dizziness, decreased blood pressure, and palpitations. ”
The Measures for the Administration of Electronic Cigarettes stipulate that the sale of electronic cigarette products to minors is prohibited. E-cigarette operators shall set up signs in a conspicuous position not to sell e-cigarettes to minors; where it is difficult to determine whether they are minors, they shall be required to show their identity documents. However, the reporter found in a recent investigation that although the state has clearly stipulated that all kinds of market entities are not allowed to sell e-cigarettes to minors, some e-cigarettes wrapped in "brilliant coats" are still infiltrating into minors, and some hidden risks are also worth vigilance. For example, the sales staff of e-cigarette stores does not ask the age of each person who comes to buy; and many chain convenience stores and small supermarkets also have disposable e-cigarettes for sale. The reporter searched for "electronic cigarettes" as a keyword on multiple e-commerce platforms and found that there were no relevant results. However, on social platforms such as salted fish, Little Red Book, and WeChat, there are still e-cigarette transactions, and many young people can buy the e-cigarettes they need on such online platforms without obstacles.
As for the reasons why minors try e-cigarettes, some psychologists believe that the main reason is that merchants have seized the curiosity of teenagers and attracted young people to buy through cool packaging and unique tastes.
Lawyer Wang Ping of Lucheng Law Firm in Inner Mongolia
Smoking is harmful to health, and e-cigarettes are no exception. The purpose of tobacco control is to protect the health of citizens, and the introduction of the "E-cigarette Management Measures" is conducive to paying attention to, rectifying and supervising the chaos in the e-cigarette industry. Wang Ping, a lawyer at Inner Mongolia Lucheng Law Firm, believes that the content of specific implementation levels such as how to manage and punish is still blank, and it needs to be further refined.
Wang Ping: "We may still have some large number of illegal e-cigarettes for sale in online and offline physical stores, and the relevant penalties may not have been clarified, so after improving the relevant punitive measures, it is more conducive to the law enforcement agencies to clarify the punishment and facilitate law enforcement." ”
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Review: Yue Nan
Editor: Wu Jing
Reporter: Baotou Tai Lin Jing
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