Lavacchi Daniele, Roviello Giandomenico, Rodriquenz Maria Grazia
School of Human Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
J Thorac Dis. 2020 Jul;12(7):3857-3865. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.12.124.
In recent years, the marketing of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) has changed the attitudes of people towards tobacco products. In addition, ENDS are becoming very popular among youth. Since a high percentage of young people use these delivery systems as the first products containing nicotine, the acute and chronic exposure to ENDS emissions and nicotine-induced effects on the adolescent's brain deserve a special attention. Given the extremely varied types of ENDS and the heterogeneous concentrations of substances emitted by specific devices, an overall risk assessment is particularly difficult. Here we critically review the evidence on the safety profile of ENDS, we also discuss the global policies with the leading role of the World Health Organization (WHO), which provides updated information and indications that must guide community and individual choices.
近年来，电子尼古丁传送系统（ENDS）的营销改变了人们对烟草产品的态度。此外，ENDS在年轻人中越来越受欢迎。由于很大一部分年轻人将这些传送系统作为首批含尼古丁产品使用，因此，ENDS排放物的急性和慢性暴露以及尼古丁对青少年大脑的影响值得特别关注。鉴于ENDS的类型极为多样，且特定设备排放的物质浓度各异，进行全面的风险评估尤为困难。在此，我们批判性地审视了有关ENDS安全性的证据，还讨论了以世界卫生组织（WHO）为主导的全球政策，该组织提供了必须指导社区和个人选择的最新信息和指示。
