National body warns public about health risks from e-cigarettes in report

The Georgian National Centre for Disease Control on Thursday published the results of the latest report of the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population on electronic cigarette-related risks for health, issuing warnings on increased risk of lung damage, cardiovascular diseases and cancer associated with the product.

The report reads there is limited evidence that freebase nicotine e-cigarettes are an effective aid for quitting smoking when used in the clinical setting

Use of e-cigarettes by smokers trying to quit is likely to lead to greater long-term exposure to nicotine than the use of other smoking cessation measures. There is limited evidence that ex-smokers using e-cigarettes are around twice as likely to relapse to smoking as ex-smokers not using e-cigarettes,” the report said.

The report also identified risks of e-cigarettes include addiction, intentional and unintentional poisoning, acute nicotine toxicity, including seizures, burns and injuries, lung injuries, dual use with cigarette smoking and other risks.