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Can e-cigarettes be used in no-smoking areas?
is to blame!
in some parts of China and some airports, railway stations and other public places have been included in the scope of e-cigarettes. Among them, the patriotic health regulations of Hainan Province in 2020 stipulated that “Smoking (including e-cigarettes) in indoor public places and public transport as well as special places such as schools, kindergartens and medical and health institutions is prohibited”; Nanjing airport, railway stations and other public places are also prohibited from smoking e-cigarettes.
who recommends that all public places where smoking is banned should also ban the use of e cigarettes, otherwise the effect of banning smoking in public places would be greatly compromised. For example, it may weaken the incentive to quit that no-smoking places offer; it could lead to a repeat of smoking that would otherwise be invisible in public places, attracting teenagers to imitate and potentially become new smokers, starting with exposure to e-cigarettes; People already protected from second-hand smoke are at risk of being exposed to new air pollution, and enforcement of tobacco control in public places is made more difficult by the need for law enforcement officials to identify whether the smoke comes from cigarettes or E-cigarettes, and then decide if it’s illegal.
Chinese Internet platform warns that e-cigarettes are not a “Relatively healthy”alternative to cigarettes. They are also harmful to health. For the sake of your health and that of your family, please quit smoking as soon as possible.