The Health Ministry pointed out the results regulations restricting the use and sale of tobacco products in Latvia have had on users under the legal 18 years of age: between 2011 to 2014, the number of underage male smokers between 13 and 15-years old dropped from 39.4 percent to 25.3
In March 2018, a taskforce Hebei Province seized more than 1,500 iQOS devices, worth more than RMB5 million
If not the prime cause, smoking can be defined as one of these triggers (for example, second-hand smoke), others include environmental gases, dust or smoke (collectively referred to as biomass smoke)
On the other hand, other institutions like the Australian Department of Health and the CDC state that there is still insufficient evidence for them to recommend it as a smoking cessation tool. It all comes down to the fact that e-cigarettes are a relatively new product, and several experts are still unsure about the long-term health effects
While it is very effective in helping with opioid addiction, there are a number of possible side effects too, including dizziness, headaches, memory loss and a decreased libido