Initiation and Addiction of Flavored Tobacco Products and E-cigarettes among Adolescents and Youth

Authors: Rakesh Gupta 1 *, Dr. Barsa Priyadarshini Rout, Dr. Gursimrat Kaur, Prof. Sonu Goel   1. President and Director of Public Health, Strategic Institute for Public Health Education and Research (SIPHER), Chandigarh, India Dr.

Barsa Priyadarshini Rout, HRIDAY, New Delhi, India Dr. Gursimrat Kaur, Intern at SIPHER, Chandigarh, India Prof. Sonu Goel, Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh India *Corresponding Author: Rakesh Gupta, President and Director of Public Health, Strategic Institute for Public Health Education and Research (SIPHER), Chandigarh, India Abstract: The tobacco industry is developing attractive flavored products  so as to target a larger number of youngsters. Flavors are also being used in emerging nicotine and tobacco products: e-cigarettes (also known as electronic nicotine delivery systems, or ENDS), heated tobacco products…