They call for the ban on electronic cigarettes – News

The Argentine Association of Respiratory Medicine (AAMR) has asked Anmat in recent days to effectively enforce the ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes because of its "harmful effects" on the body.

Rosa Estevan (MP 71502), coordinator of the Smoking Section of the entity, pointed out during a dialogue with Chain 3 that the marketing of the device is prohibited since 2011, but despite this, it is sold and consumed freely.

"We are asking that the current standard be enforced.On May 31, we launched a warning and awareness campaign about the damage caused.Although no case was detected in Argentina or that it has gone unnoticed because its use has not been questioned., we must alert the medical community and the population, "he stressed.

In the United States, they claim that there are already five deaths and more than 200 seriously ill people following the use of this product. In this situation, the specialist said that there had been damage in a short time because they had oily content, which caused severe damage to the lungs.

Estevan said that the damage done by the electronic cigarette is based on the nicotine content, the substance that keeps the addiction, and on the substances that are heated and enter the lungs – although they can be harmless to the patient. In other respects.

He pointed out in that sense that it is not steam that is produced, but that it is an aerosol with very small particles that settle "deep in the lungs and cause a lot of damage. "

"Irritating to the respiratory tract, it causes cardiovascular lesions, respiratory lesions and in particular the epoc.Cellular lesions may also have other consequences, some substances being carcinogenic", he said. -he declares.

And he added: "This presents the same risk as ordinary cigarettes.So they start to show you the diseases that it takes between 15 and 20 years of use, with the exception of these specific cases in the United States because of their oil content. "

Estevan added that, to combat this situation, they were training the doctors to damage caused by the device and stressed that "this is not an adequate tool to stop smoking" He concluded that everything that went into the The country was smuggled and realized that a few months ago, a major seizure was made in Mar del Plata, but said that there remained "more people".

Interview with Alejandro Bustos.