Cambodia warns of serious effects from smoking e-cigarettes, shisha, heated tobacco products


PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia's Ministry of Health warned on Sunday that e-cigarettes, shisha and heated tobacco products (HTPs) have caused serious effects on users' health, urging people, especially youth, not to try these products.

"The Ministry of Health is very concerned that most e-cigarettes, shisha and HTPs are beautifully designed, attractive to young people to try," the ministry said in a statement.

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