E-cigarettes linked to higher heart attack risk, says ICMR study

A big study by Indian scientists found that people who use e-cigarettes have a much higher chance of having a heart attack or stroke.

This is true even if they used to smoke regular cigarettes and switched to e-cigarettes.

The study looked at over 1.2 million people and found that e-cigarettes are not a safe alternative to smoking.

Nicotine, which is in both regular cigarettes and e-cigarettes, is very bad for your heart and blood vessels.

The scientists say the best thing to do is to quit all tobacco and nicotine products completely, not just switch to e-cigarettes.

India has already banned e-cigarettes, and the study supports this decision.

The scientists also say that people need better help to quit smoking, like counseling and medicines that don't have nicotine.