Vapes drive rise in calls to poison hotline from parents of children exposed to nicotine
8 months ago

Vapes drive rise in calls to poison hotline from parents of children exposed to nicotine

ABC  

In short: Data shared by child accident prevention group Kidsafe SA shows a rise in nicotine-related calls to the Poison Information Centre from South Australia. Data shared by child accident prevention group Kidsafe SA shows a rise in nicotine-related calls to the Poison Information Centre from South Australia. SA Health data shared by child accident prevention group Kidsafe SA reveals the number of nicotine-related calls from South Australians to the Poison Information Centre rose to 78 last year, compared to 53 in 2022. "The South Australian Poison Information Centre calls are consistent with what other states and territories are finding in terms of the increased number of nicotine exposures and young children," she said.

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14 children were hospitalized last year due to complaints caused by vaping
1 week, 6 days ago

14 children were hospitalized last year due to complaints caused by vaping

NL Times  

At least 14 children were admitted to hospital last year with complaints that doctors believe were caused by vaping. The reports were made during the last year by doctors of the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Kindergeneeskunde, which is the Dutch Association for Pediatrics, which is also a member of FMS. Vapes were the only notable factor amongst the 14 patients that …

Supreme Court wrestles with FDA’s attempt to curb access to flavored vapes
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Supreme Court wrestles with FDA’s attempt to curb access to flavored vapes

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court on Monday pressed the Food and Drug Administration on whether it followed the law in its effort to keep flavored e-cigarettes off shelves, weighing a lawsuit from a multibillion-dollar industry that has come under scrutiny because its products are popular with school-aged children. At issue were a series of denials during the first year of …

How easy it is to buy illegal vapes in Britain: Shocking video shows undercover investigator buying banned devices from stores in constituencies of top Labour MPs
2 months, 4 weeks ago

How easy it is to buy illegal vapes in Britain: Shocking video shows undercover investigator buying banned devices from stores in constituencies of top Labour MPs

Daily Mail  

Illegal vapes are being sold at an alarming rate in top Labour MP's constituencies, as some sellers have openly admitted to breaking the law, an investigation has found. Illegal vapes are being sold at an alarming rate in top Labour MP's constituencies, an investigation by campaign group WeVape has found Mr Oates said some sellers were operating without fear of …

‘Smart vapes’ featuring video games could lure youths to nicotine addiction, UC Riverside experts say
5 months ago

‘Smart vapes’ featuring video games could lure youths to nicotine addiction, UC Riverside experts say

LA Times  

A PKing vape with a digital screen is displayed at Vaper Expo 2024 on May 10 in Birmingham, England. The speed at which vapes advanced to include an interactive display, as well as the devices’ potential appeal to young people, is raising concerns about nicotine addiction among teenagers, UC Riverside researchers Man Wong and Prue Talbot say. Talbot said the …

As Australia cracks down on vaping, there are concerns that without support some young people could turn to cigarettes
5 months, 4 weeks ago

As Australia cracks down on vaping, there are concerns that without support some young people could turn to cigarettes

ABC  

When the cost of living started to bite, Karen turned to vapes for what she saw as a cheaper alternative to smoking. Hester Wilson — Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Addiction Special Interest Group chair — said, with uncertainty around the future of vapes, "there may well be a group of people who are shifting back to cigarettes or …

Shocking scale of UK's child vaping epidemic revealed - with kids lured into lifetime addiction by puffing on £5 gadgets that are equivalent to smoking FORTY cigarettes and marketed to resemble sweets
6 months, 1 week ago

Shocking scale of UK's child vaping epidemic revealed - with kids lured into lifetime addiction by puffing on £5 gadgets that are equivalent to smoking FORTY cigarettes and marketed to resemble sweets

Daily Mail  

When Kyla Blight began vaping as a 15-year-old she assumed it was 'harmless'. Campaigners have long blamed predatory manufacturers for the ever-growing crisis, claiming they are intentionally luring kids in with colourful packaging, compared to highlighter pens, and child-friendly flavours such as bubblegum and cotton candy A shocking MailOnline investigation last year even uncovered vapes resembling sweets and high street …

Doctors again call for action on vapes to stop kids smoking
8 months, 1 week ago

Doctors again call for action on vapes to stop kids smoking

Dutch News  

Since last October at least four children have been hospitalized with serious lung problems after using vapes to excess, according to child medicine association NVK. In one case, a child ended up in intensive care on a breathing machine because the impact on their lungs was so serious, paediatrician Marije van den Beukel told the AD on Tuesday. According to …

Doctors again call for action on vapes to stop kids smoking
8 months, 1 week ago

Doctors again call for action on vapes to stop kids smoking

Dutch News  

Since last October at least four children have been hospitalized with serious lung problems after using vapes to excess, according to child medicine association NVK. In one case, a child ended up in intensive care on a breathing machine because the impact on their lungs was so serious, paediatrician Marije van den Beukel told the AD on Tuesday. According to …

From headaches, flatulence and now heart failure, ALL the health complications linked to vaping - and why it's NOT as safe as you might think
8 months, 2 weeks ago

From headaches, flatulence and now heart failure, ALL the health complications linked to vaping - and why it's NOT as safe as you might think

Daily Mail  

They're billed as being better for you than smoking. Experts say the Government must take increasing action to combat rising vape use in the UK including helping people quit the devices As of February, a total of 1,009 reactions to vapes have been recorded by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. 'The list of common issues linked to e-cigarettes …

The sinister truth about vaping - and why habit loved by teens isn't as safe as you may think: Interactive graphic reveals how e-cigarettes affect your body over time after shock study sparked cancer
9 months ago

The sinister truth about vaping - and why habit loved by teens isn't as safe as you may think: Interactive graphic reveals how e-cigarettes affect your body over time after shock study sparked cancer

Daily Mail  

Devices now popular with millions have been linked to a plethora of health issues Vaping is widely considered a safer alternative to smoking, allowing people to get a nicotine hit without suffering the harms of traditional cigarettes. Fresh e-cigarette health fears were sparked today after an alarming study suggested vaping triggers cell changes which may go on to cause cancer …

Britain plans to ban disposable vapes, curb candy-flavored e-cigarettes aimed at kids
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Britain plans to ban disposable vapes, curb candy-flavored e-cigarettes aimed at kids

LA Times  

The British government says it will ban the sale of disposable vapes and limit their cornucopia of flavors in an effort to prevent children becoming addicted to nicotine. It is currently illegal to sell vapes or tobacco to children under 18 in Britain, but officials say that youth vaping has tripled in the past three years and that cheap, colorful …

UK government cracks down on marketing and sale of vapes to children
1 year, 1 month ago

UK government cracks down on marketing and sale of vapes to children

Live Mint  

The United Kingdom government has also come down heavily on vaping, e-cigarettes and new-age gateway products and has shared its proposal for public consultation to rein in on vaping by children. “The lack of awareness surrounding the risks associated with vaping is a huge concern in many countries, including India. Both children and their parents often remain unaware of the …

Health Secretary vows to tackle marketing of vapes ‘like sweets’ to children
1 year, 2 months ago

Health Secretary vows to tackle marketing of vapes ‘like sweets’ to children

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now, one in five children have used vapes and there’s some real concern, particularly …

Ban on disposable vapes to stop children becoming addicted
1 year, 3 months ago

Ban on disposable vapes to stop children becoming addicted

The Telegraph  

Disposable vapes will be banned to stop children becoming addicted to the devices under government proposals to be unveiled as early as next week. Prof Sir Chris Whitty, England’s Chief Medical Officer, has said: “If you smoke, vaping is much safer; if you don’t smoke, don’t vape, and marketing to children is utterly unacceptable.” A call to evidence was issued …

Vape blitz leads to seizure of thousands of illegal e-cigarettes containing nicotine in SA
1 year, 3 months ago

Vape blitz leads to seizure of thousands of illegal e-cigarettes containing nicotine in SA

ABC  

Nearly 5,000 vapes have been seized in a crackdown on illegal e-cigarettes by South Australian health authorities, who inspected 180 businesses across the state. Key points: More than 4,500 of the almost 5,000 vapes that were seized contained nicotine, making them illegal Some retailers had resorted to hiding nicotine vapes in pizza boxes, the government said SA's public health chief …

‘Worrying’ rise in vaping among teenagers and young adults, data suggests
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Worrying’ rise in vaping among teenagers and young adults, data suggests

The Independent  

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Disposables vapes must be banned to protect children – commissioner
1 year, 6 months ago

Disposables vapes must be banned to protect children – commissioner

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Disposable vapes must be banned and others sold in plain …

'My daughters are 10 and 12...': UK PM Sunak Clamps Down on Free Vapes for Children
1 year, 6 months ago

'My daughters are 10 and 12...': UK PM Sunak Clamps Down on Free Vapes for Children

News 18  

“My daughters are 10 and 12, and I don’t want the way vapes are marketed, promoted and sold to be attractive to them,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday as he launched a crackdown to protect children from “rogue companies and online crooks”. Taking to Twitter, the father of schoolgirls Anoushka and Krishna said: “My daughters are 10 …

Free vapes for children to be banned
1 year, 6 months ago

Free vapes for children to be banned

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak has announced a ban on rogue firms who target children with colourful free samples of vapes. “I am deeply concerned about the sharp rise in kids vaping and shocked by reports of illicit vapes containing lead getting into the hands of school children,” he said. “We should continue to encourage smokers to swap to vaping as the lesser …

No, vapes aren’t 95% less harmful than cigarettes. Here’s how this decade-old myth took off
1 year, 7 months ago

No, vapes aren’t 95% less harmful than cigarettes. Here’s how this decade-old myth took off

The Hindu  

The Harlem Shake is on the radio and e-cigarettes are becoming a thing. But one of those “guesstimates” has gone on to become the most cited piece of vaping misinformation globally: e-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than tobacco cigarettes. How the guesstimate took off Public Health England used the 95% figure in its 2015 review of e-cigarettes, but failed to …

Vapes to be banned for recreational use, 'pharmaceutical' packaging to be required under crackdown
1 year, 7 months ago

Vapes to be banned for recreational use, 'pharmaceutical' packaging to be required under crackdown

ABC  

Vapes will be heavily regulated and the importation of all e-cigarettes will be strictly controlled under a federal government crackdown on the smoking alternative. Key points: Imports of non-prescription vapes will be blocked, and flavoured, scented or high nicotine cartridges will be restricted The health minister says vapes have been used to create a new generation of nicotine addicts The …

Britain to encourage smokers to swap cigarettes for vapes in world-first health initiative
1 year, 8 months ago

Britain to encourage smokers to swap cigarettes for vapes in world-first health initiative

ABC  

Up to 1 million British smokers will be encouraged to swap cigarettes for "vapes", with pregnant women offered financial incentives to make the change in what will be a world first, the UK government said on Tuesday. Key points: The UK government will provide vaping starter kits to up to 1 million British smokers That move is meant to help …

Fallout from youth vaping crisis sparks warning as more children take up habit to fight stress
1 year, 8 months ago

Fallout from youth vaping crisis sparks warning as more children take up habit to fight stress

ABC  

School children believe vaping is "relatively harmless" and helps them deal with stress and anxiety, according to school teachers and counsellors dealing with the fall-out from the youth vaping crisis. Key points: Vaping is creating a new generation of nicotine addicts Kids as young as 11 are vaping at school There are calls for a total ban on vaping products …

Street sales, online dealers and convenience stores: Inside the thriving black market for nicotine vapes
2 years, 5 months ago

Street sales, online dealers and convenience stores: Inside the thriving black market for nicotine vapes

ABC  

I'm pacing the pavement of a dead-end street in Sydney's inner-west. "I don't want to be like a massive snitch, but it's actually super easy," 17-year-old Ruby told Four Corners. "It's a de facto prohibition," vaping advocate Dr Colin Mendelsohn told Four Corners. "Nicotine is illegal in Australia, so by not having it on the packaging, it's a way for …

FDA, Juul: why the ban is bad news for public health.
54 years, 11 months ago

FDA, Juul: why the ban is bad news for public health.

Slate  

It started with a plan to curb deaths from tobacco. Combined with a broad failure to authorize other brands of e-cigarettes—the agency has authorized only a handful, and none in flavors other than tobacco—these decisions reveal an agency that is eager to simply ever further restrict tobacco and nicotine products, rather than allow smokers and vapers to choose from the …

FDA authorizes first e-cigarette, cites benefit for smokers
3 years, 2 months ago

FDA authorizes first e-cigarette, cites benefit for smokers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized an electronic cigarette, saying the vaping device from R.J. Reynolds can help smokers cut back on conventional cigarettes. “Today’s authorizations are an important step toward ensuring all new tobacco products undergo the FDA’s robust, scientific premarket evaluation,” said Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA’s tobacco center, …

New Australian vaping research finds 'suite of chemicals' in liquids used in vapes, some at 'dangerously high' levels
3 years, 2 months ago

New Australian vaping research finds 'suite of chemicals' in liquids used in vapes, some at 'dangerously high' levels

ABC  

They are flavoured, colourful and popular with teenagers, but new Australian research is discovering mounting evidence that vapes are also unsafe to use. Key points: Researchers found pesticides, cleaning agents and potentially dangerous chemicals in vaping products They also found trace elements of nicotine in products that claim to be nicotine-free An independent researcher backed the findings as evidence of …

Harmful e-cigarettes must be better regulated to protect young people: WHO
3 years, 4 months ago

Harmful e-cigarettes must be better regulated to protect young people: WHO

Firstpost  

Doctor Vinayak Prasad said targeting children “with toxic and poisonous products is a criminal act. And it’s a human rights violation.” Electronic cigarettes and similar devices are dangerous to health and must be regulated to curb the tobacco industry’s “criminal” tactics to get young people hooked on nicotine, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday. The UN health agency’s eighth tobacco …

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