Vietnam raises alarm over e-cigarette usage among students in country


HANOI, April 29 (Bernama-Xinhua): Vietnam has recorded rising numbers of poisoning cases due to e-cigarettes and heated cigarette products, Xinhua quoted a Vietnam News has reported.

The Health Ministry's Medical Examination and Treatment Department noted a concerning uptake of electronic nicotine delivery products and heated tobacco products among young people, after a number of students were admitted to the emergency room for the poisoning of nicotine and other harmful substances found in e-cigarettes and heated cigarettes.

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