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The regulations are addressed at youth vaping in Australia, where about 22% of 18-24 year-olds reported using e-cigarettes or vaping devices at least once, data last year showed.
A comprehensive analysis by Australian researchers found that a majority of TikToks featuring vaping (63%) depicted its use positively. In 2020, a third of TikTok's users were 14 or younger.
Smoking rates in the U.S. are declining overall, but vaping remains more popular than ever, especially among young people. A new study found nearly half of young adults successfully quit vaping at ...
Australia is developing regulations on e-cigarettes. [169] Laws vary across Australia's states and can conflict. In April 2014 a court decision made it illegal to sell or supply e-cigarettes regardless of their appearance or nicotine content (even if zero) in Western Australia. [170] Previously they were banned if they looked like cigarettes.
The scientific community in the United States and Europe are primarily concerned with the possible effect of electronic cigarette use on public health. [1] There is concern among public health experts that e-cigarettes could renormalize smoking, weaken measures to control tobacco, [2] and serve as a gateway for smoking among youth. [3]
Critics of vaping bans state that vaping is a much safer alternative to smoking tobacco products and that vaping bans incentivize people to return to smoking cigarettes. [331] For example, critics cite the British Journal of Family Medicine in August 2015 which stated, "E-cigarettes are 95% safer than traditional smoking."
The increased prevalence of vaping among males can be due to sociocultural characteristics or marketing messages and current trends. [61] There are growing concerns that e-cigarette advertising campaigns unjustifiably focus on young adults, adolescents, and women. [140]
A study from the University of Georgia reports a lack of formalized training among school counselors in helping students with gaming, vaping addictions.