Children so addicted to nicotine they sleep with vapes under pillow, Australian hearing told
November 02, 2023 by theguardian.com
Children so addicted to nicotine they sleep with vapes under pillow, Australian hearing told
Children are sleeping with vaping devices under their pillow because they are so addicted to nicotine they can’t get through the night without a hit, a hearing into tobacco reforms has heard. Speaking on behalf of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (Racgp), Dr Hester Wilson said young people are being “inundated” with advertisements promoting vaping on social media and are grappling with nicotine addiction.
12.50% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 2.6 million current smokers in Australia 14.80% of men are current smokers but only 10.30% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
