‘Vaping a growing epidemic’
PETALING JAYA: Vaping is now becoming a growing epidemic, health experts say as they call for more stringent controls. They agreed with a motion raised by members of the British Medical Association (BMA) during its recent meeting on the use of ecigarette becoming a growing epidemic. Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control (MCTC) chairman Dr Murallitharan […]
7 individu dikompaun merokok
PETALING JAYA – Seramai tujuh individu dikompaun kerana merokok dalam Operasi Larangan Merokok di pusat beli-belah Berjaya Time Square, Kuala Lumpur, Khamis lalu. Timbalan Pengarah Kanan Jabatan Kesihatan dan Alam Sekitar (JKAS) Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), Dr. Norhalizam Ismail yang juga Ketua Penyelaras Operasi berkata, operasi bermula pukul 10 pagi disertai lapan anggota yang […]
Tujuh dikompaun kerana merokok di kawasan larangan
KUALA LUMPUR – Tujuh individu dikompaun kerana merokok di kawasan larangan menerusi operasi di sebuah pusat beli-belah di sini. Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) dalam satu kenyataan berkata, kesemua mereka turut dikenakan notis 11(1)(n) di bawah Peraturan 11 Peraturan-Peraturan Kawalan Hasil Tembakau (PPKHT) 2004. Menurutnya, operasi larangan merokok itu dijalankan oleh Jabatan Kesihatan dan Alam […]
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
‘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 […]
Set up new syllabus on dangers of vape, nicotine to save children’s lives, says CAP
PETALING JAYA: The Education Ministry should introduce a new syllabus to educate students at primary and secondary schools on the dangers of vapes and nicotine, says the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP). In a statement Sunday (July 2), CAP said it was an urgent issue to educate the students as the number of smokers and […]
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. […]
