8.5 crore adults and 1.5 crore children use e-cigarette, which expressed concern

New -delhi, October 7 (IANS). The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new report stating that although the number of tobacco consumption is declining over the past year, the tobacco industry has tried to imply people, especially the youth in a new wave by adopting new methods. The reason for this new wave is e-cigarette that is becoming increasingly popular. For the first time, he estimated the number of people using e-cigarettes around the world, which is more than 10 million. Of these, about 8.6 crore adults who mostly live in rich countries. The report also revealed that at least 1.5 crore children, aged between 13 and 15, use e-cigarettes. In countries where data is available, the number of children who drink e-cigarettes is nine times more than adults. The WHO said that the situation so far weakens the hard work and success against tobacco and shows that the tobacco problem is not over. The Director of the WHO, Dr. Tedros Adnom Ghebraeus said: “Due to the efforts of tobacco control in countries around the world, millions of people are stopping to consume tobacco.” He further said: “But the tobacco industry has begun to target the youth by launching new nicotine products. Governments must now implement tobacco control policies faster so that the problem can be prevented.” The report said the number of tobacco users was 1.38 billion in 2000, which dropped to 1.2 billion by 2024 as the number of people dropped. But despite that, even today, one in five adults in the world is addicted to tobacco, causing millions of people to die every year. The WHO said: “Tobacco industry brings new technology and products to promote tobacco addiction. It includes not only cigarettes, but also e-cigarettes, nicotine packs and heated tobacco products. Though harmful to health, especially for the new generation and youth.” Who is Etien Krund said that e-cigarettes are in the early Nicotine. Addiction and weakening of tobacco control efforts. The report says that the number of tobacco in women is increasing rapidly. Tobacco used in women was 11 percent in 2010, which now dropped to 6.6 percent in 2024. The number of women -tobacco users also came from 27.7 crores to 20.6 crore. On the other hand, the rate of a low number of male tobacco users is slow. The use of tobacco in men was 41.4 percent in 2010, which now dropped to 32.5 percent in 2024. According to the report, men will only be able to meet the target of tobacco control by 2031. Currently, three out of four men are men of tobacco consumption in the world. -Ians PK/AS