Stable infiltration of VAPING in adolescent life in India has become a growing concern among public health experts. Although the use of cigarettes among adolescents reflects a gradual decline, but e-cigarette, prudent and dangerous misunderstood threats, extensively.

“, Especially in urban centers and even small cities, more and more teenagers are raising their first cigarettes or vapes, without realizing that they have initiated a habit that is difficult to shake,” Dr. Gautam Saha, a prominent neuropsiciatrist and the founder of the clinic brain neuropsiciatric institute and research center told Inditode.

Despite the government’s active move in 2019 to ban the e-cigarette under the prohibition of the Electronic Cigarette Act, Lupols persists.

The use of traditional tobacco is still a large part of the problem. According to Global Youth Tobacco Surgery 2019, about 2-3% of Indian teenage cigarettes are smokers (additional BIDI smokers), some northeast states have 58% of smoking rates.

However, experts warns that VAPING, although less prevalent, is a rapid emerging danger.

Dr. Saha warned, “Today the relatively low figures for waping do not be decent, they reflect a situation that can change quickly.” Increasing use of e-cigarettes among Indian teenagers can now be subtle, but it tolerates the ability to reverse the decades of hard-won progress in tobacco control.

Why the teenager appeals

What is especially an insidious wapping is a misleading reputation.

“Many teenagers believe that VAPING is a ‘safe’ or more benign option to smoke cigarettes. It is a dangerous misconception,” Dr. Saha said. Unlike cigarettes, VEPS does not emit a teltell odor or smoke, allowing them to slip under the radar in schools and homes.

In addition, some variants pack a heavy nicotine punch compared to traditional cigarettes. He said, “Waping may not have a tar or smoke, but it brings its luggage. Many Veps provide high doses of nicotine, sometimes more than cigarettes,” he said.

Nicotine, especially during adolescence, wreakes havoc on the developing brain.

“Nicotine acts like a cone artist, this natural prize kidnaps the juvenile brain by mimicking chemicals. With frequent hits, it changes that young people feel happiness, meditation, or even boredom,” the neuropsiciatrist explained.

Beyond mood disturbances, nicotine exposure can spoil memory, learning and impulse control, the symptoms required for adolescence and adulthood are the same.

India’s policy arsenal: good on paper, interval on land

There is no shortage of national policy structure. As Chief Marketing Officer Malvika Kaur Saxena at Rusan Pharma, underlined: “India’s approach is multi-dimensional: strong laws (no e-gigs, no sales to minors), school-based intervention (Toffeai guidelines, courses, integration), public education and enforcement efforts have been started.”

These efforts include Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP), and especially public awareness campaigns aimed at confusing the youth.

However, the implementation remains incompatible in states and school systems. “As long as every school is not really tobacco free and every parent knows that a USB-stick can be an e-cigarette, we have work to work,” Saxena said.

While some school bags conduct checks, awareness sessions and guardian-teacher dialogues, others live in darkness. He said, “Regardless of the type of school or board, awareness about smoking, tobacco and vepping needs to be a part of our course and sensitization at all levels should be mandatory,” he said.

Spot the signals early

Beyond regulation, fighting should also be cultural and emotional.

“To compete with this belief, we need more stories than data. Let the students listen to the companions who are hooks. It is important to talk more to talk about what the return looks or how a VAPE pen leads to an old wheezing. The facts help.

This change in the story, from abstract data to reliable, to the intestine accounts, can distinguish between reaching the influential teenager.

It is equally important to see signs of addiction quickly. Dr. Saha warned, “The signs are not always loud.

The smell of abnormal fruit, subtle USB-like gadgets, and shifting social circles often provide first clues.

Encouraged, some teenagers have begun to identify and speak. The good news is that this issue is getting more priority than before, the experts said.

“The enforcement is being tightened, with the continuous pressure from the courts, public health officials and civil groups,” said Saxena.

Now the challenge is to maintain this speed and ensure that the rules are not only laws on paper, but are active shields protecting the youth of India.