Dear Editor,
I came across the article “Young People and E-Cigarettes: What We Know So Far” in Epoch Times’ Southeast Asia edition.
The U.K. Department of Health recently came out with a report which concludes that e-cigarettes “carry a fraction of the risk of smoking,” that there is “no evidence that they are acting as a route into smoking for children and non-smokers” and that confusion among people about their nature and likely risk profile is an obstacle for tobacco harm reduction.
In Singapore, the government has announced a pre-emptive ban on emerging tobacco products, but according to a recent survey, done by factasia.org, of 400 adult smokers aged 18+ in Singapore, the respondents feel the government should not prevent or delay the introduction of less harmful products like e-cigarettes.
We all know that cigarette-smoking is harmful and there is a big debate around the world on e-cigarettes drawing people away from cigarette-smoking and how they have been proven to be less harmful. Even anti-smoking lobbyists and scientists are writing to the Singapore government to relook into its pre-emptive action.
Singapore has been silent on the e-cigarette debate.
I hope Epoch Times can cover the story.
Best regards, Hanepoc
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