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Watch Live @DrTedros speaking on Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems #EB146

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@DrTedros @WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO "The past decade has seen the emergence of a new nicotine phenomenon: e-cigarettes.
These products are designed to attract users, have proliferated in many markets around the 🌍, and in some countries, children are using them in large numbers"-@DrTedros #EB146

"E-cigarettes come in multiple forms, with multiple characteristics, presenting multiple challenges to national authorities"-@DrTedros #EB146

"We must be guided by science and evidence, not the marketing campaigns of the tobacco industry – the same industry that has engaged in decades of lies and deceit to sell products that have killed hundreds of millions of people"-@DrTedros #EB146

"E-cigarettes generate toxic chemicals, which have been linked to harmful health effects such as cardiovascular disease & lung disorders"-@DrTedros #EB146

"There is a growing body of evidence in some countries that adolescents who use e-cigarettes at least double their chance of starting to smoke cigarettes later in life"-@DrTedros #EB146