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Australia has a vaping problem, but no easy health or political solution

Depending on who you listen to, vaping is either a public health solution, or a public health crisis, and what to do about it is on the minds of health ministers who'll discuss the issue today.

ABC News

In a Central Texas county, high schoolers are jailed on felony charges for vaping what could be legal hemp

Police often can’t tell if a cannabis vape pen is derived from marijuana or legal hemp, like the delta-8 products on display in gas stations across Texas. That doesn’t stop them from making felony arrests in high schools.

The Texas Tribune

E-cigarettes should be in plain packaging – just like cigarettes

Vaping is a rapidly growing habit in Great Britain, particularly among younger people. Research by the anti-smoking charity Action on Smoking and Health found that in 2022 7% of 11- to 17-year-olds in Great Britain used e-cigarettes, up from 3.3% the year before.

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Marketing of vapes to children ‘utterly unacceptable’, says Chris Whitty

England’s chief medical officer voices concern as vape use among 11- to 17-year-olds doubles in two years

The Guardian - UK

Top medic Chris Whitty blasts 'utterly unacceptable' vaping firms targeting kids

Professor Sir Chris Whitty, England's Chief Medical Officer, voiced concerns to MPs about vapes that are 'clearly aimed at essentially encouraging people to vape who may well not be vaping at all'

Daily Mirror

Prof Sir Chris Whitty says marketing of vapes to children is 'appalling'

He said efforts to reduce vaping among children needed to be 'much more serious'

Wales Online

Professor Sir Chris Whitty attacks marketing of vapes to children

The proportion of children aged 11 to 17 currently vaping jumped from 4% in 2020 to 7% in 2022, a poll found.

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Warning over rise in nitrous oxide abuse as service stations sell potentially deadly 'nangs' to teenagers

Canisters of nitrous oxide, known as "nangs" and linked to the death of a Queensland man, are readily available across Australia. But drug experts disagree on what to do.

ABC News

Big Tobacco intensifies Scottish Parliament lobbying as new restriction plans loom

TOBACCO companies have intensified their lobbying efforts at Holyrood ahead of a potential tightening of smoking legislation and met with MSPs at…

The National (Scotland)

'I'll need oxygen at 30 because deadly vaping habit gave me popcorn lung'

Abby, a 20-year-old, may need an oxygen machine by 30, due to excessive vaping, doctors said

Irish Mirror

Woman claims vaping caused 'POPCORN LUNG' - and she'll 'need oxygen machine aged 30'

Abby Flynn says she became so addicted to vaping, she would find herself sleeping with them in her hand. Now she has been left with 'popcorn lungs' and doctors warn she may need an oxygen machine if she doesn't stop

Daily Mirror

Woman, 20, claims vaping gave her 'popcorn lung' - she may need an oxygen machine to breathe by 30

Abby's vaping habits set her back £135 a month

Manchester Evening News

"I have a popcorn lung after becoming addicted to vapes - I'm only 20"

She was so attached to vapes she fell asleep holding it - now she might need a breathing machine by the time she's 30

Bristol Post

'I've been told I'll need an oxygen machine by age 30 because of vaping habit'

Abby, 20, used so many vapes she was rushed into resus and diagnosed with popcorn lung. She now has to take eight steroids a day

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Stop tossing your spent vapes and e-cigs: you're breeding a new waste pandemic

Vaping, or using electronic cigarettes, not only pollutes the surrounding air, it also creates a new contaminated e-waste stream.

Chronicle Live

Government urged to bring in £4 tax on disposable vapes like Elf Bars

Campaigners want more to be done to stop children using cheap disposable vapes.

The Conversation

Learning about the health risks of vaping can encourage young vapers to rethink their habit

Vaping is most prevalent in Canada among 15- to 24-year-olds, and has significantly increased since e-cigarettes with nicotine were legalized in 2018. Ensuring that young people understand the health risks involved may help encourage them to steer clear of vaping.

Chronicle Live

Expert says that dentists can tell if you vape and the impact it has on your teeth

Following the rise in popularity of vapes and the decision to ban some from sale in supermarkets, one dentist offers his take

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Youth vaping: New regulations too little too late?

It's safer than smoking, but how worried should we be about teens taking up vaping?

The Guardian - AU

Environment groups call for urgent action on hazardous waste from e-cigarettes

Head of Clean Up Australia says disposing of vapes is ‘a new and serious environmental issue’

The Guardian - UK

UK campaigners call for tighter regulations on vapes to match tobacco

To tackle their popularity with children, campaigners and councils want vapes to be taxed and sold in plain packaging behind counter

The Independent UK

Call for excise tax on disposable vapes to deter children

It comes as the Local Government Association urged tobacco-style regulations on the display of vaping products in shops, also to deter under-18s.

Sports Illustrated

Tua Shares Truth About Mike McDaniel Sideline Vaping Video

The Dolphins quarterback answered the question that everyone was asking that day.

Daily Mirror

Three major supermarkets - Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons - have removed watermelon flavoured Elf Bar 600 vapes from sale following an investigation into the product

The National (Scotland)

Morrisons announces complete BAN on sales of popular vaping product

SUPERMARKET chain Morrisons has announced a ban on a popular vaping product from their stores.

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