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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Teenagers turn to black market for vapes
Most under-18s who vape are sourcing vapes through the black market, new polling suggests - a warning sign that restrictions and bans are failing to keep products out of young people’s hands.
Misleading by design: experts slam Daily Mail for exaggerating youth vaping harms
Leading tobacco control say a Daily Mail article claiming that vapes have a “devastating health impact” on young people is “misleading by design”.
Ukraine looks to ban production and sale of vapes
Ukraine considers sweeping ban on the production, import, sale, and distribution of vapes, pods, and e-liquids.
Ireland’s crackdown on vape sales to minors proves ineffective
More than 100 retailers in Ireland have been caught selling nicotine vapes to children under 18 since it was made illegal in December 2023, new figures show.
