According to a recent survey, 30% of young people between the ages of 15 and 19 tried vaping in the previous year. An advocacy group in British Columbia is advocating for change.
The Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, conducted by Statistics Canada, indicates that “vaping continues to be prevalent among young people in Canada.” In contrast to minors, 48% of adults between the ages of 20 and 24 claimed having tried vaping at some point in their lives. Adults over the age of 24 were far less likely to have tried vaping, with just 15% reporting having done so. The BC Lung Association wants stricter regulations on flavoured vaping products.
In the first place, why are children vaping? Flavours are among the main causes, he stated. “When you see flavours like peach pie, birthday cake, and unicorn breath that are available, those are the kinds that I mean.” You can see they are aiming their marketing at our children just by looking at the name; they are drawn to such flavours.
One of the measures to prevent it from getting into the hands of our children would be to eliminate those kinds of products from the market.
B.C. could look at lowering the legal limit for nicotine dosages in vaping products again, as it did in 2020 when vaping products were capped at 20 milligrammes of nicotine per millilitre, or it could remove flavoured products to make vaping less appealing to teens. The province could also take an international lead in age-based restrictions.
To hold businesses responsible and restrict teen access to vaping products, more work needs to be done.
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