The misconception that e-cigarettes are safer than conventional cigarettes is among the factors youths are vaping, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah told theSun. In February, Health Ministry Tobacco Control Sector head Dr Nor Aryana Hassan said 9.1% or 300,000 students in Malaysia are using e cigarettes. Noor Hisham said smoking and vaping have side effects and risks to human health. SYED AZAHAR SYED OSMAN THESUN