According to a study presented Monday at the annual scientific meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior 2019, young people aged 12 to 17 are 5,2 times more likely to buy e-cigarettes in drug stores than in any other place. According to the researchers, this kind of information could help keep e-cigarettes out of the reach of young people even if it remains an uphill battle.
INFORM PARENTS OF THE ORIGIN OF E-CIGARETTES PURCHASED BY CHILDREN!
A study points to the significant presence of vaping products in American drug stores. In the United States and English Canada, a drug store is a commercial establishment including a pharmacy, selling various products (tobacco, newspapers, etc.), this type of establishment is open every day and only closes four to four. six hours every day.
This study presented Monday at the annual scientific meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior 2019 specifies that young people aged 12 to 17 are 5,2 times more likely to buy e-cigarettes in drug stores than in any other place. Additionally, young people were 4,4 times more likely to purchase e-cigarettes from a vape store and 3,3 times more likely to purchase them from a mall kiosk.
« We need to inform parents and community members about the source of e-cigarettes their children buy" , said Ashley Merianos, University of Cincinnati researcher and study author, in a press release. " We need tobacco use prevention programs to add information on e-cigarettes »
Ashley Merianos analyzed data from nearly 1 adolescents who took part in the 600 National Smoking Survey and who reported using e-cigarettes within 2016 days of participating in the survey. She found that more than 30% of young people aged 13 to 12 reported using e-cigarettes daily.
This report comes a few months after the Food and Drug Administration announced sweeping regulations that limit e-cigarette sales to a minimum age. This initiative aimed to reduce the use of e-cigarettes among young people.
In response to pressure from the FDA, the giant of the e-cigarette, Juul, stopped selling flavored capsules in stores. However, they can still be purchased online, where, according to Merianos, young users are 2,5 times more likely to buy products from the vape.
That is why she is calling on the FDA to restrict all online e-cigarette sales and on state governments to raise the legal age for purchasing vaping products to 21. However, Merianos knows the fight will not be easy. " Internet is very difficult to regulate, especially for sales of electronic cigarettes“, She declared.
Source : Upi.com
