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Association of fully branded, standardized packaging and limited flavor and brand descriptors of e‐liquids with interest in trying products among youths in Great Britain
INTRODUCTION In Great Britain (GB), use of e-cigarettes (vaping) at least once a month has increased among youth age 11 to 17, from 3.3% in 2021 to 7.2% in 2024 [1]. E-cigarette and e-liquid branding often contain elements that appeal to youth, such as cartoons [2-5]. Youth also report finding the range of available e-cigarette flavors attractive [6] and have higher appraisal and receptivity scores for flavored e-liquid packaging compared to unflavored [7].
Nicotine strength of e‐liquids used by adult vapers in Great Britain: A population survey 2016 to 2024
INTRODUCTION In Great Britain, the prevalence of e-cigarette use (vaping) has risen rapidly among adolescents and young adults since 2021 [1-3]. This has largely been attributed to the introduction of new disposable e-cigarettes (vapes) to the market [2]. These products are easy to use, have colourful design and branding, come in a variety of flavours and typically contain high levels of nicotine, delivered in palatable nicotine-salts e-liquid [4-6].
Nicotine strength of e-liquids used by adult vapers in Great Britain: a population survey 2016 to 2024
JB has received unrestricted research funding from Pfizer and J&J, who manufacture smoking cessation medications. LS has received honoraria for talks, unrestricted research grants and travel expenses to attend meetings and workshops from manufactures of smoking cessation medications (Pfizer; J&J), and has acted as paid reviewer for grant awarding bodies and as a paid consultant for health care companies.
The Vaping Debate Heats Up: Key Insights from the E-Cigarette Summit 2023
by James Dunworth Industry Vaping is at a crucial juncture, with the UK government considering banning flavours, imposing vape taxes, enforcing plain packaging and other measures. At this key time, the superb E-Cigarette Summit has once again brought together top experts and scientists for an unparalleled exchange of science, evidence and (often conflicting) views. The themes and questions this year are powerful.
Call to ban the sale of vapes and cigarettes near schools
Calls have been made to ban the sale of vapes and tobacco products in the vicinity of schools in a bid to “protect young people”. The step could work towards “educating a nicotine and tobacco-free generation”, according to The World Health Organisation (WHO). WHO said the “tobacco industry relentlessly targets young people”, with products such as single-use vapes made more affordable.
Messages urging smokers to quit could be placed inside cigarette packs
A consultation launched on Monday and running until October is seeking views on the proposals. Every year around 76,000 people in the UK die from smoking, which remains one of the leading preventable causes of illness and mortality, according to the NHS.
Number of children trying vaping rises 50% in a year
Children were asked if they had ever tried vaping once or twice, with the proportion roughly doubling in nine years, from 5.6% in 2014 to 11.6% this year. Asked what they used, disposable vapes appear to be the e-cigarette of choice among youngsters, while purchases of vapes are mostly made from corner shops. It is illegal to sell vapes to under-18s but social media carries posts from teenagers showing vapes and discussing flavours such as pink lemonade, strawberry, banana and mango.
Smokers to be encouraged to vape in ‘swap to stop’ scheme
Pregnant women will also be offered up to £400 to stop smoking and a consultation will be launched on introducing mandatory advice on quitting smoking to be placed in cigarette packs. Campaigners welcomed the measures as “welcome steps in the right direction” but said they are “nowhere near sufficient”. Experts widely expect the pledge to get the nation smoke free by 2030, equating to getting smoking rates to less than 5%, to be missed without further action.
Putting vapes in plain packaging ‘reduces their appeal to children’
It is the first major study of its kind looking at how vaping packaging appeals to youngsters. Research published last July found the proportion of children vaping is on the rise, with many being influenced by social media sites including TikTok. Newer, disposable e-cigarettes are increasing in popularity, in part because they cost around £5 each and come in a wide range of colours and fruity flavours.
Association of Fully Branded and Standardized e-Cigarette Packaging With Interest in Trying Products Among Youths and Adults in Great Britain
[Skip to Navigation] Table 1. Adjusted Associations Between Reporting No Interest Among People Their Age in Trying Any of the Products Shown and Packaging Condition, ASH Youth Survey 2021 (N = 2469)a Table 2. Associations Between Reporting No Interest in Trying Any of the Products Shown and Packaging Condition, ASH Adult Survey 2021 (N = 12 046)a Original Investigation Public Health March 14, 2023 JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(3):e231799.
Ministers to set out plans to make England smoke-free by 2030 in ‘coming weeks’
Dr Khan’s review, published last June, said smoking should be banned in outdoor spaces and that ministers will not meet the smoke-free target by 2030 without urgent reforms. In a Westminster Hall debate, Conservative MP Bob Blackman pressed ministers to reveal when they would respond to the “clear road map” to meet the smoke-free plan, suggesting the Government had delayed too long.
Smoking in social housing among adults in England, 2015-2020: a nationally representative survey
Discussion This study extends the existing evidence base on smoking in social housing in England. Results showed adults who live in social housing remain more likely to smoke, with living in social housing particularly strongly linked to being a smoker in middle-aged and older adults and women.
Tobacco control: the FCTC provides the route to the finish line
Robert Beaglehole and Ruth Bonita 1 Tobacco control: getting to the finish line. describe the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) as “no longer fit for purpose, especially for low-income countries”. The evidence shows otherwise. A detailed analysis in 126 countries of the effect of just the demand-reduction measures of the FCTC 2 Gravely S Giovino GA Craig L et al.
Cigarette-like cigarillo introduced to bypass taxation, standardised packaging, minimum pack sizes, and menthol ban in the UK
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Brexit is an opportunity to stop Britons smoking
While the daily death toll of COVID-19 understandably dominates health news, smoking remains the of preventable death in the UK. As the UK teeters on the edge of Brexit, newly found freedom from EU regulations could be an opportunity for the government to impose even tighter tobacco restrictions. But will it seize the moment? At the time of writing, more than 60,000 people have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive COVID test, a tragically high number.
Smokers who have not tried alternative nicotine products: a 2019 survey of adults in Great Britain
Abstract Aims Switching from smoking to using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or heated tobacco products can reduce tobacco-related health risks. However, not all smokers in Great Britain have tried these products. This study aimed to identify and describe smokers who have never tried alternative nicotine products. Methods We analysed cross-sectional survey data of smokers (n = 1777) from a representative adult sample from Great Britain.
Helping smokers to stop: guidance for pharmacists
By Deborah Arnott Many pharmacists are already doing excellent work helping people to quit smoking. In fact, in almost one in 10 local authorities, pharmacists or GPs are the only health professionals delivering stop smoking support. However, despite declining smoking rates, smoking remains one of the biggest public health issues. Last year in England, there were 77,800 deaths from smoking with many more people suffering disease and disability as a result of their tobacco addiction.
Environmental consequences of tobacco production and consumption
Nicholas S Hopkinson Deborah Arnott Nick Voulvoulis draw attention to the synergies between air pollution and tobacco exposure and suggest that it might be possible to leverage growing concern about the health effect of air quality to improve the global implementation of tobacco control measures.
Should we recommend e-cigarettes to help smokers quit?
Smokers want to vape, it can help them quit, and it’s less harmful than smoking, say Paul Aveyard and Deborah Arnott . But Kenneth C Johnson argues that smokers who vape are generally less likely to quit and is concerned about youth vaping as a gateway to smoking, dual use, and potential harms from long term use Smokers are asking their doctors for advice on using electronic cigarettes, and guidance is clear on what doctors in England and Wales should say.
Comprehensive smoke‐free legislation in England: how advocacy won the day
In 1998, the white paper “Smoking Kills”1 proposed an approved code of practice (ACOP) to the Health and Safety and Work Act with an opt?out for the hospitality trade, a market?led voluntary approach which became known as the Public Places Charter. Officially launched in September 1999, it was backed by the United Kingdom's principal hospitality trade groups, which oversaw its implementation.
Nicotine without smoke-putting electronic cigarettes in context
John Britton and colleagues set out why a new Royal College of Physicians report supports the role of electronic cigarettes as part of a comprehensive tobacco control strategy Electronic cigarettes have exploded on to global markets over the past decade and in the process have generated some strongly polarised views.1 2 3 Some believe that e-cigarettes are a disruptive technology that could consign tobacco smoking to history; others think that they are a distraction from core public health...
Should psychiatric hospitals completely ban smoking?
The harm caused by smoking justifies prohibiting smoking throughout psychiatric hospital premises.
I don't predict a riot: jail smoking ban need not spell unrest
Many prisons around the world are already smoke-free (Image: David R. Frazier/Getty) A letter from a non-smoking prisoner with lung cancer, distraught because he was forced to share his cell with smokers, convinced me that smoking in prisons is an issue of human rights. If anything, more so than in public places such as pubs and bars because prisoners have no choice about whether to be there or not.
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