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[90] Adverse effects to the health of children is mostly not known. [103] Children subjected to e-cigarettes had a higher likelihood of having more than one adverse effect and effects were more significant, than with children subjected to traditional cigarettes. [103] Significant harmful effects were cyanosis, nausea, and coma, among others. [103]
Birth is also much more complicated; their babies have a higher rate of suffering problems such as preterm birth, low birth weight and congenital abnormalities. [18] Teenage pregnancy and childbirth is an important adolescent health issue in Australia due to long-term negative psychological outcomes for both mother and child and its association ...
Multiple studies have indicated a strong link between early childhood sexual abuse and subsequent teenage pregnancy in industrialized countries. Up to 70% of women who gave birth in their teens were molested as young girls. By contrast, 25% of women who did not give birth as teens were molested. [90] [91] [92]
The largest age group contributing to the use and purchase of e-cigarettes are young adults, which include an age range from teens to 30's. A questionnaire examining college students demonstrated that current users believe that e-cigarettes are more convenient and taste and smell better than traditional tobacco products.
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill prevents anyone born after January 1 2009 from legally smoking by gradually raising the age at which tobacco can be bought.
In 2023 the total was 365 – with 50 kids again. 11 admissions were pre-school, 12 were aged 10 to 14, and 27 were 15 to 19-years-old. Only January’s admissions have been released for 2024.
An electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vape, [note 1] [1] is a device that simulates smoking. It consists of an atomizer, a power source such as a battery, and a container such as a cartridge or tank. Instead of smoke, the user inhales vapor. [2] As such, using an e-cigarette is often called "vaping". [3]
Buying a vape just got harder in Australia with the introduction of some of the world’s toughest anti-vaping laws that limit the sale of vapes with nicotine to pharmacies.. From Monday, users ...