Vaping Retailers ‘Addicting’ a New Generation to Nicotine: Professor

Published on February 1, 2024

A loophole in Australia’s vaping laws has allowed an influx of illegal vapes into Australia, which has led to widespread availability among young people. Ease of access and a surge in vape sales, particularly from shops near schools, take-away food outlets, or petrol stations, have prompted leading health experts to call out retailers for “addicting a new generation to nicotine.” According to Becky Freeman, an associate professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney and expert advisor to the Cancer Council tobacco issues committee, “irresponsible retailers” have taken advantage of the Australian federal government’s “prescription-only access” model that makes it illegal for retailers to sell vaping products containing nicotine....

Continue reading on website
Other news

Alberta on the Right Path With New Gender Reassignment Restrictions for Children

February 1, 2024
CommentaryJan. 31 was a significant day for parents, children, and women in Alberta.Alberta Premier Danielle Smith introduced thoughtful and promising policies to bridge partially the legal, medical, and moral divide that grips western societies on gender identity and gender transformations.Smith’s solutions will reduce the short- and long-term harms to children and women athletes, while upholding

Michigan School Shooter’s Mom Was Worried He Might Do ‘Something Dumb,’ Friend Says

February 1, 2024
PONTIAC, Mich.—Hours before a 2021 mass school shooting in Michigan, the mother of a teenager who killed four students said she was worried that he was “going to do something dumb,” a man who had a close relationship with her testified Wednesday.Brian Meloche said Jennifer Crumbley explained to him that she had to go to Oxford High School after a teacher discovered a violent drawing on Ethan Crumb