Young people should be protected from taking up vaping but policies must be proportionate and reduce the appeal and addictiveness of both tobacco and vaping products.
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One in five underage adolescents vape occasionally, and nearly 28% of Māori youth vape regularly. Most get their product by sharing and asking older friends to buy vapes for them.
Vaping is more common than cigarette smoking among young people but there are a variety of risks to users.
THC concentrations in newly available products far exceed those of traditional smoked weed, which can have dangerous unintended consequences in adolescents.
Allowing pharmacists to dispense nicotine vapes without a prescription would ensure people who are using them to quit smoking could access them legally, while preventing inappropriate sales to youth.
How providing information on the health risks of vaping through expert advice and personal testimonies can help steer students away from using e-cigarettes.
The nearly half-billion-dollar settlement orders Juul to tamp down its targeting of the teen market.
Research suggests that if vapes had never been introduced, many young non-smokers may not have started using any nicotine products.
The health risks of e-cigarettes outweigh any benefits, a comprehensive review of the evidence shows.
Young vapers do not know that their habit may also endanger bystanders, as the vapers may also expose them to e-cigaratte emission.
Principais colaboradores
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Professor of Pharmacy, Swansea University
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Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Rutgers University
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Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor, Kinesiology, Western University
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Senior Adviser, The Daffodil Centre, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago
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Scientia Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland
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Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, The University of Queensland
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HERA Program Director - Health Workforce Optimisation Centre for the Business & Economics of Health, The University of Queensland
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PhD Candidate, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University
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Research Fellow, University of Otago
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Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, University of Otago
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Professor of Psychology, Texas State University
