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Advocates call on Ottawa to limit nicotine use among youth, demand stricter measures
Health groups want stricter vaping rules and say 15% of students in grades 7 to 12 reported vaping in a 2023-2024 survey.
- Health organizations urged the federal government on Sunday to reduce nicotine use to under 5% by 2045, following a two-day roundtable discussion held ahead of World No Tobacco Day.
- Action on Smoking and Health executive director Les Hagen called rising nicotine use among Canadians aged 25 and under a "huge concern," citing exponential growth in youth vaping rates.
- A Statistics Canada report found 15% of students in grades 7 to 12 reported vaping in the past 30 days, which Canadian Cancer Society senior policy analyst Rob Cunningham described as "that is stunningly high."
- Cunningham demanded stricter vaping measures including flavour restrictions, mandatory health warnings, online sales bans, and higher taxes to meet 2045 targets. Health Canada notes vaping can help adults quit smoking.
- Canada is trending toward the 2035 tobacco reduction goal, yet University of Toronto associate professor Michael Chaiton warned that "e-cigarettes on their own are associated with risk" for respiratory and cardiovascular health, especially as adolescents remain vulnerable during brain development.
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Advocates call on Ottawa to limit nicotine use among youth, demand stricter measures
OTTAWA - Several health organizations are urging the federal government to bring down nicotine use among Canadians to less than five per cent of the population by 2045, as vaping
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Several health organizations urge the federal government to reduce nicotine consumption among Canadians to less than 5% of the population by 2045, while vaping is gaining ground among youth.
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