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Advocates call on Ottawa to limit nicotine use among youth, demand stricter measures
- Health organizations urge the Canadian government to reduce nicotine use to under 5% of the population by 2045 due to rising youth vaping rates.
- Les Hagen of Action on Smoking and Health notes that vaping creates a nicotine pathway in youth brains, increasing susceptibility to smoking.
- A two-day roundtable ahead of World No Tobacco Day set the consensus to implement stricter vaping regulations such as flavour bans and the prohibition of online sales.
- Hagen highlights that nicotine use has grown exponentially among those 25 and under, despite a decrease in tobacco consumption over the past 26 years.
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Advocates call on Ottawa to limit nicotine use among youth, demand stricter measures
OTTAWA - Several health organizations are urging the federal government to bring down nicotine use among Canadians to less than five per cent of the population by 2045, as vaping
·Toronto, Canada
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Several health organizations urge the federal government to reduce nicotine consumption among Canadians to less than 5% of the population by 2045, while vaping is gaining ground among youth.
·Montreal, Canada
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