Sri Lanka, April 7 -- Recent reports by the media of e smoking - a disturbing trend that is now spreading especially among the youth of our little island nation of Sri Lanka with dangerous health risks to their health, causing injuries to their lungs and affecting their respiratory system especially when practiced over a long period, has raised alarm bells among our health officials.

The Sunday Observer spoke to the Senior Consultant Respiratory Physician, National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases. Welisara, Dr. Wathsala Gunasinghe to get more insights into this emerging trend, what makes it so addictive especially to young people, and why it is so dangerous to their health.

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Q: Vaping is now a rising trend especially among yo...