The U.K. and New Zealand want to ban the next generation from smoking at any age. Should Canada follow?

October 19, 2023 by radio-canada.ca

The U.K. and New Zealand want to ban the next generation from smoking at any age. Should Canada follow?

Officials elsewhere want to create the first 'smoke-free generation' As some countries move toward banning the next generation from smoking, experts here say Canada should weigh whether a similar ban could work to stop youth from picking up the habit. [...] Experts who study teen smoking and vaping habits say although these smoking bans don't necessarily target vaping, a public discussion about a generational smoking ban and what that could look like in Canada is warranted. There are lots of contextual factors that come to play that we really need to consider when we are thinking about implementing something like this in Canada, said Laura Struik, [...]

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