Tobacco industry aims to hook new generation on vapes, WHO says

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Tobacco companies still actively target young people via social media, sports and music festivals and new, flavoured products, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, accusing companies of trying to hook a new generation on nicotine.

FILE - Varieties of disposable flavoured electronic cigarette devices are displayed at a store in Pinecrest, Fla., Monday, June 26, 2023. A judge has found that an Ohio law prohibiting cities from banning the sale of flavored tobacco products is unconstitutional.

The WHO pointed to flavours like bubblegum as one driver of this rise. The industry says flavours are an important tool in encouraging adults to switch away from smoking. However, Sarah Jackson, principal research fellow at University College London's Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group, said these statements "do not accurately reflect current evidence on e-cigarettes."Something shifted in the pretty little village of Lumby, B.C., after Tatjana Stefanski vanished. It used to be the sort of place where parents let their kids roam free or play in the local creek, but everything has changed.

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