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Officials rule out ban on e-cigarettes
By mandeep singh
THERE are no plans to ban e-cigarettes in Bahrain, say health officials, who are advising smokers trying to quit to use safer methods.
The electronic version of a cigarette, commonly used as a smoking cessation tool, can be brought into the country and used by those who wish to, said a senior Health Ministry official.
"We have reports that these have been banned from use and sale in Saudi Arabia but as of now, there is no such move in Bahrain," said the official, who didn't want to be named.
"We would actually not recommend the device be used and would rather that people who wish to quit smoking use a nicotine patch or other devices."
He said the device is commonly used by people who go to private clinics for smoking cessation programmes.
It takes the form of a tiny rod, which is slightly longer than a normal cigarette.
"Cartridge"
The mouthpiece contains a replaceable cartridge filled with liquid and the main substances contained in the liquid are nicotine and propylene glycol.
When the user inhales through the device, the air flow is detected by a sensor. A microprocessor then injects tiny droplets of the liquid into the flowing air and vapourises the nicotine.
This produces a vapor mist which is inhaled by the user.
The addition of propylene glycol to the liquid makes the mist resemble normal cigarette smoke and the microprocessor also activates an orange LED at the tip to simulate real smoking.
The ministry official said generally, one drag from an e-cigarette yields less nicotine than one drag from a tobacco cigarette.
"An empty cartridge can be replaced with a new cartridge or it can be refilled with nicotine solution," he said.
Zo, dat is een hele geruststelling
By mandeep singh
THERE are no plans to ban e-cigarettes in Bahrain, say health officials, who are advising smokers trying to quit to use safer methods.
The electronic version of a cigarette, commonly used as a smoking cessation tool, can be brought into the country and used by those who wish to, said a senior Health Ministry official.
"We have reports that these have been banned from use and sale in Saudi Arabia but as of now, there is no such move in Bahrain," said the official, who didn't want to be named.
"We would actually not recommend the device be used and would rather that people who wish to quit smoking use a nicotine patch or other devices."
He said the device is commonly used by people who go to private clinics for smoking cessation programmes.
It takes the form of a tiny rod, which is slightly longer than a normal cigarette.
"Cartridge"
The mouthpiece contains a replaceable cartridge filled with liquid and the main substances contained in the liquid are nicotine and propylene glycol.
When the user inhales through the device, the air flow is detected by a sensor. A microprocessor then injects tiny droplets of the liquid into the flowing air and vapourises the nicotine.
This produces a vapor mist which is inhaled by the user.
The addition of propylene glycol to the liquid makes the mist resemble normal cigarette smoke and the microprocessor also activates an orange LED at the tip to simulate real smoking.
The ministry official said generally, one drag from an e-cigarette yields less nicotine than one drag from a tobacco cigarette.
"An empty cartridge can be replaced with a new cartridge or it can be refilled with nicotine solution," he said.
Zo, dat is een hele geruststelling
