Regulation key to eliminating black market for alternative cigarettes

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Regulation, not a ban, is the key to eliminating the black market for vape products, according to a leading addiction specialist in Singapore.

Andrew da Roza, a qualified addiction psychotherapist and board member of the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association, said proper regulation of vape products would prevent youth use and provide smokers with a less harmful alternative to combustible cigarettes.'The vast majority of vapers are smokers, and they're adults.

He also said education campaigns based on scientific evidence are needed to inform youths about the risks of vaping.'Vaping is not the same as smoking tobacco leaves or cigarettes, and it is definitely not as harmful,' da Roza said. 'A well-regulated vaping option is the way forward in Singapore.

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