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    Anti-tobacco advocates call out govt’s “lack of action” to curb youth vaping – October 4, 2024

    Federal Government's Failure to Act

    the government's hands-off approach to flavored nicotine products has undermined these efforts by creating a new generation of nicotine users

    09:00

    industry Interference

    the federal government is not ensuring that companies are compliant with provincial regulations

    11:24

    Vaping Industry's Plans

    the industry is banking on the development of vaping products and new nicotine products

    14:15

    Flavor Ban

    the regulation was to remove almost all flavors except for tobacco, mint, and menthol

    16:21

    New Data on Vaping

    vaping products are replacing cigarettes among younger generations

    18:32

    Addiction

    This is an addiction not in the same league as drinking coffee this is an addiction that uh affects people's daily lives you look at how long even kids how they they Vape within 30 minutes of waking up this is like a compulsive behavior

    19:58

    Risks to Health

    there's no more it's it's a much less Rosy picture than it was when these products were first to discussed kind of 15 years ago um I can't say definitively what's going to happen but there is a a large sense of risk but even just on the basis of addiction there's good reason to take very strong action

    20:37

    Attractiveness to Children

    kids who Vape are two to three times more likely to start smoking so that's a huge concern is that a Canadian statistic or that's a global statistic based upon Global Studies

    20:57

    Marketing and Design

    these come with LED screens and uh choose your own wallpaper this will take your WhatsApp messages it'll take uh tell you what the weather is um it's they've integrated a toy essentially with uh an addictive product and it smells this one is mango smells very sweet doesn't pick up on the camera but it's amazing and similarly LED screens are becoming more sophisticated

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