E-cigarettes and dilemma of nicotine regulation in Malaysia

Mazlan, Dzulkarnain Mazlan and Md. Isa, Asma and Mohd Noor, Munirah and Jaafar, Nurul Murni Aishah (2023) E-cigarettes and dilemma of nicotine regulation in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13 (11). pp. 2100-2108. ISSN 2222-6990

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Abstract

This article presents the issues and challenges of e-cigarettes (e-Cigs) regulation in Malaysia. e-Cigs are now increasingly popular among young people, but they may have harmful longterm effects on their users. The Malaysian government, through the Malaysian Ministry of Health (MOH), has recently announced that nicotine, including tobacco, patches, chewing gum, liquid nicotine, and nicotine gel, is now exempt from the Poisons Act 1952. The government's decision to exempt the substance from the Poisons Act 1952, allowing e-Cigs containing nicotine and propylene glycol in various flavours, is not mandatory to comply with the rules and regulations set by the government. This phenomenon has sparked a polemic among the general public, medical experts, entrepreneurs, and e-Cigs manufacturers. Based on a literature review and the pathetic dot theory, the researchers have identified the variables and developed a conceptual framework by illustrating the relationship between the constructs in order to gauge the perception of the general public in Malaysia pertaining to the introduction of rules and regulations on e-Cigs. As such, four factors have been identified that can shape the regulation of e-Cigs, namely technology, economics, laws, and societal norms. With the establishment of this conceptual framework, the researchers hope that it can guide this study in a clearer direction subsequently to achieve the research objectives. Next, based on the conceptual framework, the researchers are able to continue to develop questionnaires as an instrument for data collection in this study.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	E-Cigarettes, Health Communication, Nicotine Regulation
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > L Education (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Education > Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Depositing User:	Nurul Murni Aishah Jaafar
Date Deposited:	07 Dec 2023 10:22
Last Modified:	07 Dec 2023 10:28
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/108641

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