SINGAPORE: When Henry first started using electronic vapourisers, or vapes, back in 2020, it was because it “seemed easier to hide” and “tasted better” than normal cigarettes. While the 28-year-old was already a smoker, the COVID-19 measures imposed then meant that he had to stay at home most
LONDON: Up to one million smokers will be encouraged to swap cigarettes for "vapes", with pregnant women offered financial incentives to make the change in what will be a world first, the British government said on Tuesday (Apr 11). Under the scheme, almost one in five smokers will be given a vape - an e-c
SINGAPORE: More than 85,000 electronic vaporisers and related components were seized in a warehouse raid conducted by Singapore's Health Sciences Authority (HSA). This is the largest seizure of e-vaporiser or vape products by HSA, surpassing a
exploded, but it was, just to reassure you, no one injured and it was part of the procedure to make it safe. vapes should be sold in the same way as cigarettes, in plain packaging and from behind a counter. that is the call from councils in england. the local government association says e cigarettes are being sold illegally to children and stricter regulation is needed. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns has this report. vapes don t contain tobacco, so this is safer than smoking. but health experts say inhaling vape fluid into the lungs are still likely to carry some long term risks. it is illegal to sell vapes to under 18 s, and most teenagers don t vape, but it is getting more popular. the anti smoking charity ash says that in 2021 about 4% of 11 to 18 year olds in england were either occasional or regular vapers. last year that number had doubled to
then with more at 4:15 p:m.. vaping has risen rapidly over the past decade to reach record levels in great britain with an estimated 4.3 million people who are regular vapers, according to a new report. action on smoking and health, which produced the report, said a vaping revolution has taken place over the past decade. joining me now is a vaping expert and professor of public health at the university of edinburgh, linda bauld. good to have you with us once again. is this good news or bad news, the the evading revolution? the evading revolution? there are alwa s the evading revolution? there are always two the evading revolution? there are always two sides the evading revolution? there are always two sides to the evading revolution? there are always two sides to this the evading revolution? there are always two sides to this debate. l the evading revolution? there are l always two sides to this debate. we just start with smokers and recent ex smokers. those of the groups th