Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam is advising Malaysians to not indulge in vaping until the ministry has studied the effects of the activity. – AFP/Relaxnews file pic, August 12, 2015.
Smoking using shisha, electronic cigarettes or vaping devices should be temporarily stopped until the findings on the risks are announced in two months’ time, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam.
He said the ministry was in discussions with various agencies and related parties to get their views on the effects these methods of smoking have on health.
"From the ministry's viewpoint, we deem these to be also smoking but just using different methods. The smokers will experience the usual effects of smoking except that the tar content might be lower while the nicotine effect remains the same.
"Don't make it (shisha or electronic cigarette smoking) a habit or think it is fashionable," he told a press conference in Putrajaya today.
An electronic cigarette (e-cig or e-cigarette), personal vaporizer (PV) or electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) is a battery-powered vaporiser that simulates the feeling of smoking, but without the tobacco combustion. – Bernama
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