Caracas, 04.08.2023. - Venezuela's Ministry of People's Power for Health issued a resolution prohibiting the manufacture, storage, distribution, circulation, commercialization, import, export, use, consumption, advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), Similar Electronic Non-Nicotine Systems (ENNS), consumables, tanks or cartridges, refill consumable containers and other accessories, Conventional Tobacco Products (Conventional and Herbal PTC) and analogous products.
The government of Venezuela has banned e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products—including personal use by individuals. The decision came in an Aug. 1 health ministry resolution, which claims the action is based on health concerns.
The Kazakhstan government voted today to ban the sale, import, export, and production of electronic cigarettes as well as liquid and other flavorings for such devices. The Interdepartmental Commission voted 12:2 to completely ban the sale, import, export and production of vapes.
Introduction/objective: E-cigarette use poses an additional risk for individuals who are not cigarette smokers, especially adolescents. The marketing tactics of the industry have substantially increased the prevalence of e-cigarettes, use among adolescents. India banned e-cigarette in September 2019 that has been criticized by interested groups. We investigated that among adults and adolescents, who are more aware and using e-cigarette more?
Introduction: People with mental health conditions are disproportionately affected by smoking-related diseases and death. The aim of this study was to assess whether health professional (HP) interactions regarding smoking cessation and nicotine vaping products (NVPs) differ by mental health condition.
Most adults who currently use tobacco start before age 21. Comprehensive, cost-effective strategies and interventions to prevent initiation and encourage tobacco use cessation among youth are critical aspects of protecting youth from the harms of commercial tobacco. We describe changes in current tobacco product use among youth in 34 sites using data from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS).
In the first half of 2023, South Korea saw a marginal decline in overall cigarette sales, while the market share for Heat-Not-Burn (HNB) products increased to over 16%.
Throughout the world, governments impose excise taxes on products like alcohol and tobacco to reduce their demand. The South African government has implemented a tax on vaping products for the same reason. Reducing demand is necessary as there is growing evidence that vaping products are not harmless.
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