Incorrect Information And Misunderstanding: Manufacturers And Experts Call For Scientific Research On Electronic Cigarettes

During the COVID-19, public misunderstanding hindered the supervision and promotion of new nicotine products. New nicotine products were hit by strict supervision, taxes and prohibitions. Incorrect information also became an important obstacle to regulatory review.
Recently, according to Allafrica, when the COVID-19 epidemic was at its worst, the scientific community generally believed that the COVID-19 epidemic would bridge the gap between scientific data and policy formulation, which might lead to the birth of fact based supervision. However, the fact indicates that in the short term, this has not occurred in the formulation of health policies and subsequent tobacco harm reduction (THR) policies.
Data shows that the growth rate of the new nicotine product industry has exceeded expectations, and the global market value of new nicotine is expected to exceed $50 billion, with over 100 million users. However, the nicotine industry has been severely hit by many challenges such as regulation, taxation, and bans.
Strict regulation of new nicotine products is also imposed due to erroneous information, which is interpreted by the American Psychological Association as incorrect or inaccurate information, or rather factual errors. Although this term is often mixed with fake news, experts believe that fake news is intentionally used to mislead facts.
Professor Solomon Rataemane, the Dean of the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Sapphico Markut in South Africa, pointed out that although South Africa's tobacco legislation has gone through various stages, the new bill that is about to adjust the tobacco industry has received widespread criticism from various sources. He further stated that the argument of those critics is that new tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes, may have a positive effect on reducing tobacco harm, as people using such products may have improved lung function.
Professor Giuseppe Biondi Zoccai, an associate professor of cardiology at the Catholic University of Sardinia in Rome, stated that although scientific evidence suggests that the emergence of new nicotine products has many health benefits, that evidence is not yet sufficient to convince decision-makers to make the right decision.
Mrs. Marewa Glover, referring to New Zealand's widely regarded success story, stated that their policies should no longer be replicated as the best example.
She emphasized that education comes first, not taxation. In New Zealand, taxes are so high relative to income that the main group of smokers with the lowest socio-economic status often cannot purchase legal cigarettes, resulting in other problems; People turn to the black market or cut funds from food budgets. Many policies can have negative impacts, especially for the lowest socio-economic status groups, but good policies should consider these impacts.