37 Million children aged 13-15 use tobacco because tobacco industry ‘actively targets’ teens: WHO report

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GENEVA: The tobacco industry “actively targets” teens with new tactics, and an estimated 37 million children aged 13 - 15 use tobacco as a result of t...

The tobacco industry “actively targets” teens with new tactics, and an estimated 37 million children aged 13 - 15 use tobacco as a result of that, according to a World Health Organisation report that was released Thursday, Anadolu Agency reported.

In the WHO European region, 20 percent of 15-year-olds surveyed reported using e-cigarettes in the past 30 days, it said. “History is repeating, as the tobacco industry tries to sell the same nicotine to our children in different packaging,“ WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement accompanying the report.

The report said more than 70 percent of youth e-cigarette users would quit if the products were available only in tobacco flavor, rather than enticing flavors like candy and fruit.

 

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