Trump temporarily withdraws vape ban
U.S. President Trump has temporarily withdrawn the ban on flavoured vape he previously said would be introduced. The Washington Post reports that, just as he has done many times before, Trump changed course, this time on a plan to address major public health issues, fearing that vape store owners and their customers could harm him Prospects for re-election.
Data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 17th showed that as of the 15th, 49 states in the United States, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands have reported 1,479 cases of confirmed and probable lung disease related to the use of vape, at least 33 death.
Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that 849 patients knew the composition of the e-liquid they used, and about 78% of them smoked e-liquid containing the cannabis substance tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
According to the latest US National Youth Tobacco Survey 2019 released in November this year, the current prevalence of vape among American teenagers is "worrying": Of the approximately 19,000 U.S. middle school students surveyed, About 27.5% of high school students and 10.5% of junior high school students reported using vape in the past 30 days.
If this survey result is extrapolated to the US, it means that 4.1 million high school students and 1.2 million junior high school students in the United States will use vape in 2019. From the frequency of use, it is estimated that 1.6 million students regularly use vape and 970,000 daily. The survey also showed that in order to attract young people, many businesses offer fruit-, chocolate-, and cream-flavored vape products.
As the use of vape by young people in the United States has reached the "epidemic level" in recent years, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced in September this year that its Food and Drug Administration will issue regulations prohibiting the sale of non-tobacco flavor vape products. To control the tendency of teenagers to suck vape. US President Trump also said on November 8 that he plans to increase the minimum age to buy vape from 18 to 21 to curb the spread of vape among young Americans.
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