Hanging an electronic cigarette on the chest is becoming a "fashionable style" of some young people, in which the potential health hazards are often easy to be ignored. On March 11, the state tobacco monopoly administration announced that the measures for the administration of electronic cigarettes will come into force on May 1, 2022, which will "prohibit the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes other than tobacco flavor and electronic cigarettes that can add atomization by themselves". "E-cigarettes not only have direct health hazards, but all kinds of e-cigarettes with novel flavors can also reduce prevention, unconsciously become interested in smoking and bring potential smoking risks." In this regard, Bao min, deputy chief physician of the Department of respiratory and critical care medicine of Wuhan Third Hospital, called on young people not to try electronic cigarettes out of curiosity. consumer: Smoking e-cigarettes is fashionable and "relatively healthy" After years of popular science publicity, the concept of "smoking is harmful to health" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and many people try to quit smoking. In order to help people who quit smoking alleviate their addiction, electronic tobacco products came into being. The manufacturer claims that the special "cigarette bomb" will be heated electronically to produce an edible atomized gas, which can provide consumers with a similar feeling to smoking, but the harm to health is greatly reduced. In recent years, all kinds of fashionable and mini electronic cigarettes have triggered a consumption trend among young people. Hankou 24-year-old Chen is one of the consumers. He didn't smoke at all. Seeing the e-cigarette hanging on his friend's chest, he bought it out of curiosity. "I've tried watermelon, mint, coffee and other flavors. My favorite is coke. It tastes sweet and doesn't look like smoking at all." Xiao Chen told reporters that in the past, when he stayed up late to play games, he would choose to chew betel nut to refresh his mind. When he learned that chewing betel nut had the risk of cancer, he replaced it with a "relatively healthy e-cigarette". At the party, Mr. Chen and his friends will also wear e-cigarettes around their necks as decorations. Experts: E-cigarettes do great harm. Quit smoking and come to the "quit smoking clinic" "It is a misunderstanding to think that e-cigarettes are relatively healthy." Bao Min said that smoking e-cigarettes is not only harmful to health, but also makes smokers relax their vigilance against tobacco, resulting in "entry-level effect" and increasing the hidden danger of smoking cigarettes. According to her analysis, the biggest harm of traditional cigarettes comes from the nicotine component, while the cigarette oil of e-cigarettes also contains nicotine, which is easy to become addicted. Teenagers exposed to nicotine may affect brain development, leading to learning disabilities and anxiety disorders; The flavour of electronic cigarette contains flavors and additives. Long time smoking can affect the health of the lungs. In addition, the electronic cigarette device will produce formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein and other carcinogens in the process of rapid heating. It will be huff and puff into the environment. It will also form "second-hand smoke" and "three hand smoke", which will pollute the family and the surrounding environment. There are also data that most adults who use e-cigarettes to quit smoking do not stop smoking, but continue to use e-cigarettes and cigarettes at the same time, resulting in the superposition of health hazards caused by two or more tobacco products. "E-cigarettes are not 'quit smoking artifact'. We suggest you go to the quit smoking clinic for help. Doctors will formulate personalized quit smoking programs to help quit smoking through professional drugs, psychological intervention and behavioral therapy." Bao Min said that for people who don't smoke, please put down your curiosity and stay away from e-cigarettes. (outlook new era)