2023-05-02 11:48:00
02/05/2023
The Cancer Society: “an essential step that is also suitable for Israel, in light of the vape epidemic among the youth”
The Australian government is fighting the epidemic of electronic cigarette smoking among teenagers and announced today (2.5.23) a series of vigorous legal measures designed to curb the epidemic of electronic cigarettes among teenagers.
The Australian Minister of Health noted that “electronic cigarettes have been ‘sold’ to governments and communities around the world as a smoking cessation aid. It is not ‘sold’ as a recreational product – and especially not sold that way to our children. But this is what it has become: a product intended for our children, sold alongside popsicles and snacks Chocolate. E-cigarettes contain 200 toxic chemicals that shouldn’t go into the lungs, the same chemicals you’d find in nail polish remover and weed killers. Just like they did back in the day with cigarettes, tobacco companies have taken another addictive product, wrapped it in shiny packaging and added flavors to create a new generation of nicotine addicts. This Must end.”
Among the groundbreaking steps that the Australian government will take: a blanket ban on the import of electronic cigarettes without a prescription, a ban on the import of single-use electronic cigarettes, restrictions on flavors and the amount of nicotine, mandatory uniform packaging for vaping products.
Moshe Bar Haim, CEO of the Association to Fight Cancer: “We welcome the move and are confident that it will be approved and accepted. This is an essential step that is also suitable for Israel, in light of the epidemic in Israel of teenagers and children using electronic cigarettes and obtaining the product as easily as a craft at a kiosk. We call on the members of the Knesset and the government to consider the implementation of the absolute ban in Israel as well. We In a very difficult period and difficult times call for determined steps.”
They also added in the Cancer Society: “We send our condolences to the Keller family for Maiden’s untimely death and remind the public that electronic cigarettes are a dangerous product that causes physical and mental dependence. Scientific studies have found a connection to symptoms such as coughing, vomiting, risk of asthma, high blood pressure, heart attacks, and damage to the respiratory system and the lungs. As well as damage to the development of the brain in teenagers and young adults leading to attention problems, learning problems, emotional instability, depression and anxiety. We emphasize that although the electronic cigarette companies promote them as a clean, smoke-free and cancer-free alternative, new studies have already found genetic changes related to development Cancerous tumors in the oral cavity, in the lung area and in the bladder in the users.”
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