Children lured into vaping by fathers, brothers: CAP
GEORGE TOWN: Findings by the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) have revealed that children are being lured into vaping by their fathers and elder brothers. CAP anti-smoking activist and education officer N.V. Subbarow said a significant number of children they met during an awareness programme on smoking, vaping and the use of e-cigarettes in selected primary and […]
Ramai kanak-kanak cuba vape bapa, abang di rumah – CAP
GEORGETOWN – Ramai kanak-kanak yang berusia lingkungan sembilan hingga 12 tahun didapati mencuba vape dan e-rokok milik bapa atau abang mereka di rumah atau di dalam kereta. ‘Vaping’ atau menghisap vape adalah tindakan menyedut wap yang dihasilkan oleh e-rokok atau ‘vaporizer’. Pegawai Pendidikan Persatuan Pengguna Pulau Pinang (CAP), NV Subbarow berkata, perkara itu diakui sendiri […]
Benarkan NGO beri kesedaran bahaya rokok, vape di sekolah
GEORGE TOWN: Persatuan Pengguna Pulau Pinang (CAP) menggesa pentadbiran sekolah membenarkan pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) seperti CAP memberi kesedaran kepada pelajar tentang bahaya merokok, vape, e-rokok dan jus yang mengandungi nikotin. Aktivis anti rokok CAP, N.V. Subbarow berkata, CAP bimbang jika tiada tindakan segera diambil, lebih ramai kanak-kanak dan pelajar sekolah akan ketagih dengan vape […]
Dr Radzi Abu Hassan is new Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Dr. Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan has been appointed the new Health director-general. Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa in a statement today congratulated Dr Radzi on his appointment, which took effect on April 21. “With his experience, knowledge, and expertise, as well as credibility, I am confident that Dr Radzi is capable of […]
Smoking and other vices turn 11% more expensive in Singapore
SINGAPORE, April 24: Smoking in Singapore, one of the priciest places in the world to light up, has gotten more expensive. The cost of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages in the city-state increased 11% from a year earlier in March, according to the latest inflation data from the Singapore Department of Statistics. That follows a 15% […]
UK plan to encourage smokers to take up vaping means swapping one health risk with another
The UK government set out ambitious plans in 2019 to make England smoke-free by 2030. To achieve this, they recently announced plans to offer free vape starter kits to one million smokers in a bid to help them quit. While smoking cigarettes is associated with a range of serious health problems, mounting evidence shows that vaping is also […]
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SEMPENA PERSIDANGAN MEJA BULAT“RANG UNDANG-UNDANG (RUU) KAWALAN PRODUKMEROKOK DEMI KESIHATAN AWAM 2023 DAN PELAKSANAANDASAR GENERASI PENAMAT (GEG): CABARAN DAN IMPLIKASITERHADAP PEMBANGUNAN MALAYSIA MADANI” Justeru, bagi memastikan kesihatan dan keselamatan rakyat adalah sentiasaterjamin, maka Persidangan Meja Bulat Rang Undang-Undang (RUU)Kawalan Produk Merokok Demi Kesihatan Awam 2023 Dan PelaksanaanDasar Generasi Penamat (GEG): Cabaran Dan Implikasi TerhadapPembangunan Malaysia […]
Case Study: Mohd Hanizam Yunus dan lain-lain VS Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia
Mohd Hanizam Yunus (memohon untuk diri sendiri dan bagi pihak perokok yang menyokong usaha ProTem Pertahankan Hak Perokok) dan lain-lain vs Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia
Proof that vapes are getting new generation hooked on nicotine: Report finds a MILLION people who’ve never smoked cigarettes in their lives are taking up habit every year
America’s vaping epidemic is being fueled by people who never smoked before — in more evidence the devices are not simply a cessation aid. The number of US adults who use the devices increased 16 percent from 2019 to 2021, according to a report by the American Cancer Society (ACS), from 8.8 to 10.2 percent of the […]
Adolescent vaping: a sweet target for profit
Published:May, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(23)00088-3 E-cigarette use is increasingly widespread among adolescents worldwide. In 2022, 11·3% of middle and high school students (3·08 million) in the USA reported past 30-day use of any tobacco products, with the vast majority (9·4%) using e-cigarettes and 3·5% using multiple products. Among young e-cigarette users, 28% were using it daily, nearly 85% used flavoured ones (eg, […]
