The US Trump administration announced on November 11 that it will ban the sale of flavored "electronic cigarettes" such as mint and menthol. There have been many reports of health hazards such as the rapid increase in usage among young people and the death of regular users. Regulations are also appearing at the state and city levels, and are expected to affect the trend of electronic cigarettes spreading to the world including Japan.
Electronic cigarettes are different from heated cigarettes that are widely used in Japan, and are designed to inhale vapors by putting a solution containing nicotine or fragrance into an electric inhaler. In Japan, products containing nicotine are regulated but privately imported.
Although it is forbidden to sell to under 18 in the US, manufacturers sell products with various flavors such as mint and menthol as well as fruit and coffee. It can be easily bought at convenience stores, and it has a fashionable inhaler similar to a USB memory or pen, which attracts junior and senior high school students.
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