Like any age restricted category, so from our perspective these are doing a really good job at helping smokers move across to vaping because they are so simple to use. but what do the vapers and non vapers think of a ban? they shouldn t ban the vapes at all. why? think about the people smoking cigarettes. would you rather have cigarettes or vapes? think about that. they re not great for- the environment, are they? and especially with - the lithium batteries too. also, because so many children are smoking them now- as well, it s not great. i don t know about total ban though, maybe more regulation? in england, the government is reviewing vaping regulations, scotland is weighing up a ban and france may bring one in later this year. could the days of the disposable vapes be numbered? angus crawford, bbc news. i spoke to environmental activist laura young, who told me why she wants disposable vapes banned. ultimately there is a wide range of issues associated with these. i came across
Giving a gateway to nicotine. a growing epidemic, says the british medical association, which wants a ban on flavoured vapes and the rest to be sold in plain packaging. the industry disagrees. it claims sales are already regulated and vaping actively reduces smoking. the key thing is it s illegal to sell vaping products to under 18s like any age restricted category, so from our perspective these are doing a really good job at helping smokers move across to vaping because they are so simple to use. but what do the vapers and non vapers think of a ban? they shouldn t ban the vapes at all. why? think about the people smoking cigarettes. would you rather have cigarettes or vapes? think about that. they re not great for- the environment, are they? and especially with - the lithium batteries too. also, because so many children are smoking them now- as well, it s not great. i don t know about total ban though, maybe more regulation? in england, the government is reviewing vaping regulations
Garish colours and sugared flavours appeal to children, giving a gateway to nicotine. a growing epidemic, says the british medical association, which wants a ban on flavoured vapes and the rest to be sold in plain packaging. the industry disagrees. it claims sales are already regulated and vaping actively reduces smoking. the key thing is it s illegal to sell vaping products to under 185 like any age restricted category, so from our perspective these are doing a really good job at helping smokers move across to vaping because they are so simple to use. but what do the vapers and non vapers think of a ban? they shouldn t ban the vapes at all. why? think about the people smoking cigarettes. would you rather have cigarettes or vapes? think about that. they re not great for- the environment, are they? and especially with - the lithium batteries too. also, because so many children are smoking them now- as well, it s not great. i don t know about total ban though, maybe more regulation?
Describe themselves as currently vapers, and that has been going up as well. far fewer children now smoke than vapes. smoking is much more dangerous but a recent bbc investigation, when they went to a secondary school and gathered vapes confiscated by teens at the school, discovered there were very high levels of toxins in them such as nickel, chromium and other metals which can potentially cause damage to the lungs and even damage to the brain in young people. rishi sunak is very keen to stop the other promotion and marketing of these devices to children because they are actually designed for adult smokers to use to give up tobacco. exactly, on that wider point, we have seen those moves in australia only today, it is a difficult balancing act because authorities are trying to assist smokers in terms of alternatives, but also protect
You re live with bbc news. australia has announced a major crackdown on vaping, with the recreational use of e cigarettes set to be banned in the country. the sale of vapes will be restricted to pharmacies, with the government pledging to further regulate the industry to avoid products being sold on the black market. this was the australian health minister mark butler speaking after making these announcements. just like they did with smoking, let s be very clear about this. big tobacco has taken another addictive product, wrapped it in shiny packaging, added sweet flavours, to create under generation of nicotine addicts. young vapors are three times as likely to take up smoking. young vapers are three times as likely to take up smoking. so, it is no wonder that under 25s are the only cohorts in our population who are seeing smoking rates actually increase.