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Disposables vapes must be banned to protect children – commissioner

Dame Rachel de Souza said it was ‘insidious these products are intentionally marketed and promoted to children’.

The Independent UK

Disposable e-cigarette ban needed to stop kids vaping, says Children's Commissioner

Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza warned the 'Wild West' e-cigarette market is in urgent need of stricter regulation as figures show some 16% of 11 to 17-year-olds have tried vaping

Daily Mirror

Scientists exploring the impact of passive vaping

The study will focus on the effects on women and children and researchers are looking to recruit 300 of them to take part

Wales Online

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PEDESTRIAN.TV has partnered with the Cancer Council to help you finally quit vaping. I’m sure you know by now that vaping is basically decimating your insides. E-cigarettes contain hundreds of poisonous chemicals that not only harm you but even the people around you (yes passive vaping is a thing). It’s…

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My child is vaping – how bad is it?

Experts explain what’s known about e-cigarettes and the health risks to youngsters.

The Independent UK

Kids being hospitalised by vaping as youth e-cigarette smoking 'is becoming epidemic'

A paediatric respiratory consultant issued a shocking warning today as they revealed how children are being admitted to hospital because of vapes - as calls to ban the e-cigarettes grow

Daily Mirror

Doctor sends urgent warning to parents as experts call for ban on disposable vapes

Doctors who specialise in care for children and young people have warned the Government that younger people smoking disposable vapes is becoming an "epidemic" in the UK.

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Paediatricians call for ban on disposable vapes amid ‘epidemic’ among children

Britain will ‘find itself sleepwalking into a crisis’ if no action is taken, experts warn

Evening Standard

New Zealand to introduce new rules to crack down on youth vaping

Reforms include bans on most disposable devices, no new vape shops near schools and enforcing generic flavour descriptions

The Guardian - AU

Health experts warn of youth vaping 'epidemic' as Government urged to ban disposable e-cigarettes

Children's doctors have warned that the UK will find itself 'sleepwalking into a crisis' if urgent action is not taken to ban single-use vapes

Chronicle Live

New Zealand curbs disposable vapes to deter the young

New Zealand unveiled measures on Monday to curb vaping by young people, from limits on sales near schools to a ban on some disposable units, as it extends aggressive anti-smoking campaigns.

Reuters

Vaping is fast becoming an epidemic among children, warn doctors

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health warned that e-cigarettes are not a risk-free product

The Independent UK

Disposable vapes should be banned to protect children, UK paediatricians say

Single-use e-cigarettes growing in popularity among young people despite unknown health effects and environmental impact

The Guardian - UK

Children’s doctors call for ban on disposable vapes

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health warned that e-cigarettes are not a risk-free product.

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Vaping ‘driving worrying surge in number of air rage incidents on flights’

Rate of incidents involving unruly travellers rose by nearly a third last year compared with 2022, new figures show

Wales Online

People refusing to stop vaping on flights sends air rage cases soaring

Massive rise in on-board disorder reported - vaping is banned because it can set off smoke detectors on aircraft which could cause panic

Fortune

Why TikTok says it stopped blocking pro-tobacco content

TikTok once showed mental wellness content to users who searched for tobacco-related terms. TikTok says that was a technical glitch and now shows the "correct" content: videos that glorify smoking and vaping.

The Guardian - UK

UK government endorsed e-cigarette firm accused of fuelling underage vaping

Juul has been portrayed by ministers as a leader in combating youth vaping, but has settled lawsuits in the US that claim it targeted teenagers

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Phillip Schofield 'blistered both hands' from vaping so much during affair scandal aftermath

The former This Morning presenter has been speaking in interviews for the first time since losing his job

Evening Standard

OPINION - Government still too soft on vaping — we should ban disposable ones

Four years ago, I wrote a column in this newspaper warning about an epidemic of vaping among teenagers, outlining tough regulation. I could publish it again today because nothing has changed. Except the number of teens vaping has doubled. And tobacco firms have got smarter luring a new generation into…

Insider UK

VPZ partners Wastecare to launch vape recycling service

The service is now live across the retailer's network of more than 150 stores throughout the UK

Daily Mirror

Phillip Schofield 'blistered and callused' from extreme vaping over affair agony

Phillip Schofield has admitted he's 'not in a great way' after 'furiously vaping' and turning to whiskey in the aftermath of going public with his affair

The Hindu

Puff the magic dragon: the myth of ‘safe’ e-cigarettes

E-cigarettes are often pushed as a safer alternative to smoking, by vape manufacturing brands and smokers, but they can be more addictive and deliver more nicotine to those who use them, say scientists.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s teenage smoking rates rise for first time in 25 years, research reveals

Data also finds an increase in vaping among 14 to 17 year olds in what researchers warn is a clear ‘gateway’ to smoking

The New Daily

Teenage smoking rates triple as vape crackdown looms

While the federal government mulls over new vaping regulations, tobacco smoking rates are on the rise, worrying health experts.

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