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Have you been thinking about trying e-cigarettes? Think again!

Have you been thinking about trying e-cigarettes? Think again! Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine & harmful emissions. Some products claiming to be nicotine-free have been found to contain nicotine. Nicotine is highly addictive & has damaging effects on the brain of young people. Source: Twitter

Vaping nicotine during pregnancy may be no safer for developing fetus than smoking cigarettes

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Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that vaping nicotine during pregnancy may be no safer for a developing fetus than smoking cigarettes. The study suggests that vaping nicotine interferes with fetal bone and lung development. The paper was published in Developmental Biology. “Pregnant women are increasingly turning to vaping with electronic […]

In Historic Lawsuit, Health Minister Sued For Delisting Liquid Nicotine

Health and child rights NGOs mount a court challenge against the delisting of liquid nicotine. Their suit, unprecedented in Malaysian anti-tobacco litigation, accuses Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa of harming public health and acting illegally and irrationally. KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 – Anti-tobacco and child rights advocates have taken legal action against Health Minister Dr […]

‘M’sia at risk of creating generation of nicotine addicts’

KUALA LUMPUR: The exclusion of nicotine from the Poisons Act 1952, which allows it to be used in vapes and e-cigarettes, will create a generation of youngsters addicted to the stimulant. Malaysian Council of Tobacco Control (MCTC) deputy president Roslizawati Md Ali said nicotine is highly addictive, and studies have shown that some children can get […]

Do not contest the judicial review, MCTC tells govt

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control (MCTC) today has appealed to the Health Ministry and the Attorney’s General Chambers (AGC) not to contest the judicial review it filed recently, to challenge the government’s directive to remove nicotine from the Poisons Act (PA) 1952. MCTC president Dr M. Murallitharan said by doing so, it would show […]

Segerakan undang-undang selamatkan generasi penagih nikotin

KUALA LUMPUR: MELEPAK dengan kawan-kawan di sebuah taman permainan kira-kira tiga tahun lalu mendorong Ridzuan Ahmad, 18, (bukan nama sebenar) mencuba vap (vape), lebih kepada teruja dengan trend anak muda menghisap rokok elektronik itu. Bermula dengan hanya satu sedutan untuk mengetahui bagaimana rasa cecair nikotin, dia tidak menyangka tindakan bersama sahabat karibnya itu kini membawa padah […]

Tanpa perundangan kerajaan tak boleh kawal nikotin dalam vape – KJ

KUALA LUMPUR – Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) tidak boleh mengawal penggunaan gel nikotin dalam vape sekiranya tiada undang-undang gantian diwujudkan selepas ia dikeluarkan daripada Akta Racun 1952. Bekas Menteri Kesihatan, Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar berkata, Dasar Generasi Penamat (GEG) salah satu perundangan yang perlu diluluskan segera bagi melindungi kesihatan awam. “Saya berharap begitu (GEG diluluskan) kerana […]

Govt urged to set up school syllabus on dangers of vape, nicotine

KUALA LUMPUR: The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) today called on the Education Ministry to introduce a new syllabus on the dangers of vapes and nicotine in schools. Its education officer N. V. Subbarow said it was an urgent issue, hence the students must be educated on the dangers of tobacco, vapes, e-cigarette and nicotine. […]