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BrikoX
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to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago

New Zealand's youth vaping crisis clouds smoke-free future

www.bbc.co.uk

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New Zealand's youth vaping crisis clouds smoke-free future

www.bbc.co.uk

BrikoX
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to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago
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As cigarettes are phased out, parents say new laws do little to address rampant vaping by young people.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1425359

Archived version: https://archive.ph/1Iraz
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230814002229/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66448563

  • @psychothumbs@lemmy.world
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    11•2 years ago

    Vaping isn’t bad for you, nor is nicotine really, so what’s the big deal?

    • BrikoX
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      There are various studies that definitely prove that they are harmful in short and medium term (less than traditional cigarettes) and already has lead to death. There hasn’t been a lot of research into long term effects as the trend is still new. So potential harm from long term usage is unknown.

      • @Thteven@lemmy.world
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        Which studies? I’m legitimately curious as the only deaths I’ve heard of were because of the vitamin e acetate they were using in the knockoff cannabis pens.

        • BrikoX
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          https://nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/24952/012318ecigaretteConclusionsbyEvidence.pdf has a pretty good overview.

          Full paper: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24952/public-health-consequences-of-e-cigarettes

          The EVALI outbreak in US was determined to be caused by “illegal” products, but the materials to produce them are not banned in the US as far as I know.

          • Aesthesiaphilia
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            There is conclusive evidence that in addition to nicotine, most e-cigarette products contain and emit
            numerous potentially toxic substances.

            In other words, bullshit. The dosage makes the poison.

          • @Thteven@lemmy.world
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            I’ve been looking through that study for the last 20 minutes and I don’t see anything about anyone dieing from normal nicotine vape products.

      • Aesthesiaphilia
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        Bullshit. No study has ever found nicotine to be harmful at the concentrations present in vapes.

      • RalphWiggum
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        They’re trolling, and caught you. 🪝

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