Youth vaping and nicotine use
Evidence on youth use, age verification, access and youth-focused policies. This hub examines measures and data in detail, beyond passing political references to protecting children.
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UK nicotine pouch sales set to surge 51 per cent to £579m
UK nicotine pouch sales are forecast to climb by almost 51 per cent this year.
US court overturns FDA vape denials over unlawful rule
A US appeals court has overturned FDA decisions blocking more than 1.2 million flavoured vaping products, ruling that the regulator unlawfully imposed a standard amounting to a “de facto ban”.
Dutch online cigarette and vape ban fails to stop young adults buying through social media
Three years after the Netherlands banned online tobacco and vape sales, young adults are still buying through social media, while regulators struggle to identify sellers behind thousands of illegal listings.
Youth vaping ‘highly unlikely’ to be major source of premature death, new study finds
New modelling of more than four million young Americans suggests adolescent vaping is highly unlikely to become a major cause of premature death. Even under the study’s most pessimistic main scenario, the average projected impact was equivalent to around 31 days of life lost, while smoking carried a far greater lifetime risk.
