US EditionWHO Chief Urges Clampdown on Nicotine Products Aimed at Kids
WHO reports nearly 15 million teens use e-cigarettes globally, urging countries to regulate or ban new nicotine products targeting youth to prevent addiction.
- On Nov 17, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned at the Geneva conference that sleek disposable e-cigarettes and candy-flavoured nicotine pouches are drawing children into nicotine use.
- A WHO report released in October estimated nearly 15 million teens use e-cigarettes and said tobacco consumption fell by one third over 20 years, prompting tobacco manufacturers to develop new products.
- Criticising industry tactics, the WHO pointed out the tobacco industry markets vapes as safer alternatives despite no public health benefit and said companies seek `gigantic profits for their shareholders.`
- Noting some national bans, the World Health Organization recommended countries regulate nicotine pouches, e‑cigarettes and heated tobacco as strictly as conventional tobacco and urged strict controls on flavours, packaging, marketing and age enforcement.
- In 63 countries with available data, adolescent vaping averages nine times higher than adults, WHO warned, adding tobacco still kills more than eight million yearly and schools are recruitment frontlines.
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WHO chief urges clampdown on nicotine products aimed at kids
Sleek-looking disposable e-cigarettes and candy-flavored nicotine pouches are among a range of new products targeting young people and fueling a new wave of tobacco and nicotine addiction, the WHO warned Monday.
The World Health Organization has expressed concern about increasing nicotine dependence, especially among young people.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about a growing dependency on nicotine, especially among young people. Now an expert group has presented a paper with proposals for new measures in the fight against smoke. This includes a ban on flavouring substances, for example in e-cigarettes, because these particularly young people lead to nicotine addiction. Likewise, the experts argue for a ban on cigarette filters – not only because they g…
According to WHO, the number of young people who are addicted to nicotine is increasing. The States Parties to the Anti-Tobacco Convention want to discuss the situation next week.
Seven million deaths per year, plastic waste through filters and targeted advertising: how the WHO and 183 countries want to counter the trend among young smokers.
According to the World Health Organization, 15 million people between the ages of 13 and 15 use e-cigarettes. In the US, daily e-cigarette use has nearly doubled in 24 years.
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