Recent research and studies indicate a concerning trend where the tobacco and vaping industries are targeting young people, leading to increased nicotine use. The WHO warns about the tobacco industry's focus on hooking the new generation on vapes, while British and UCL research highlight the significant rise in vaping among young adults, surpassing alcohol use in the US.
Over a third of British Gen Z adults are hooked on nicotine, with vaping surge sharply reversing historic decline. https://t.co/fVpzLaCDMi
Vaping 'driving nicotine use in young people who would never have smoked,' UCL research says https://t.co/CzYqZklhct
Disposable e-cigarettes have led to a tripling of vaping in young adults and reversed a historic fall in nicotine use, a new study shows. 29% of 18 to 24-year-olds in England used vapes last May ⬇️ https://t.co/xnxCJVV36i
💨Vaping ‘driving nicotine use in young people who would not have smoked’ https://t.co/4wUCiOQJ23
Young people are even MORE vulnerable to cannabis harms than previously thought, British research finds, as the drug eclipses alcohol use for the first time in the US https://t.co/eVNZ3eqHJ1 https://t.co/AHf50BLELZ
Tobacco industry aims to hook new generation on vapes, WHO says https://t.co/oj1Yqz38gr