LONDON: Leading UK doctors urged the government on Wednesday (Aug 28) to pass legislation to tackle "a vaping epidemic", in particular among young people, by banning disposable e-cigarettes and all flavours apart from tobacco.
A report by the British Medical Association noted that vape use among children and young people has increased almost six-fold in the last decade.
The BMA report noted that vape use among children and young people has increased almost six-fold in the last decade."There is no denying we are living in a vaping epidemic," Professor David Strain, chair of the BMA's board of science, said in comments accompanying the report's release. "An industry so obviously targeting children with colours, flavours and branding, to push a product that can lead to nicotine addiction and potential further harms cannot be allowed to happen any longer."
"We are calling on ministers to take bold and brave actions that will make a real difference," Penelope Toff, the BMA's public health medicine committee head, said.
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