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Jul 27, 2021, 7 tweets

The aerosols from e-cigarettes contain toxic substances that can cause

🚨 cancer
🫀 cardiovascular diseases
🫁 lung disorders
🧠 damage to children’s brain development

#CommitToQuit e-cigarettes now for a healthier life!

Here's how 👉bit.ly/3iWJGP9

Countries around the 🌏🌍🌎 are making progress in the fight against tobacco but some still need to address new products such as e-cigarettes.

The latest WHO global tobacco control report explains 👉bit.ly/2VeA3D8

Don't get hooked❗️

E-cigarettes are presented in thousands of appealing flavours and with misleading claims to hook children and adolescents.

Read more 👉bit.ly/2VeA3D8

Children & adolescents 👧👦 who use e-cigarettes double their risk of smoking cigarettes later.

Remember, e-cigarettes are addictive and are not without harm. 👉bit.ly/3iWJGP9

The tobacco industry is aggressively marketing new, less regulated products like e-cigarettes to younger generations, with product placement even showing up in toy shops.

👉bit.ly/2VeA3D8 #TobaccoExposed

According to the latest WHO global tobacco control report,

3⃣2⃣ countries have banned the sale of e-cigarettes.
7⃣9⃣ have adopted at least one partial measure to reduce use
8⃣4⃣ countries lack safeguards to regulate e-cigarettes

Switching is not quitting! #CommitToQuit e-cigarettes today with help from

👨‍⚕️ your healthcare providers
☎️ a quitline
📱 text messaging programs
⬇️ @quitnow or @QuitGenius app
👩‍⚕️ Florence, WHO’s digital health worker

More details in the thread below 👇

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