Prevent teens from using vape
The reporter learned from the National Health and Health Commission that the National Health and Health Commission, the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Education, the State Administration of Market Supervision, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the State Tobacco Administration, the Communist Youth League Central Committee, and the All-China Women's Federation jointly issued and issued the "On Further Strengthening Youth Tobacco Control Work. The Notice (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice") will comprehensively carry out vape hazard publicity and standardized management.
Do not promote vape as a method of quitting smoking, and encourage young people to stay away from vape. Vape must not be sold to minors. Effectively prevent young people from straying into vape. In recent years, the use of vape in China has shown a significant upward trend among adolescents. The Notice states that neither the e-liquid component nor the second-hand smoke (including aerosols) it produces are safe, and there is no conclusive evidence that vape can help to effectively quit smoking.
Actively promote vape bans in public places in local tobacco control legislation, law revision and enforcement. It is necessary to combine special actions such as comprehensive management around primary and secondary schools, and warn various market entities not to sell vapes to minors, especially to vapes to minors via the Internet.
Wang Ke'an, former president of the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine and former director of Xintan Health Development Research Center, said that vape has four main hazards:
First, the main ingredient in vape is nicotine. Excessive intake of nicotine can be life-threatening, and nicotine addiction is a disease;
Second, vape releases aerosols, which contain ethylene glycol, aldehydes, tobacco-specific nitrosamines, and volatile organic compounds, as well as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, metals, silicate particles, and many more. Ingredients are known carcinogens;
Third, vape can cause some diseases, such as lung diseases, epilepsy, asthma, allergies, and long-term use will increase the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, heart disease, stroke and other diseases;
Fourth, in order to increase the appeal of vape, vape manufacturers have added various additives to e-liquid, such as chocolate, coffee, lemon, etc., to attract young people to use them. These additives or flavoring agents 10,000 kinds. However, harmful substances are generated after heating and there are health risks.
Judging from the global prevalence of vape, the number of young people using vape has increased significantly. Xiao Lin, a researcher at the Tobacco Control Office of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the use rate of vape among high school students in the United States in 2011 was about 1.5%, and rose to 20.8% in 2018. The number of people aged 15 and over who use vape in China is about 10 million.
In 2014, a survey of the youth tobacco epidemic in China showed that 1.2% of junior high school students who used vape within 30 days. According to the Xinhua News Agency in Washington, the latest data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that as of October 29, the United States had reported 1,888 confirmed and probable lung disease cases related to the use of vape, with at least 37 deaths.
Hu Dayi, director of the Institute of Heart Research at Peking University People's Hospital and president of the China Tobacco Control Association, said that vape is also addictive. Healthy China must start with young people. The harm of vape should be paid full attention by the society. He called on the whole society to pay attention to and recognize the dangers of vape. In particular, young people are called upon to stay away from traditional tobacco and vape.
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