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Tobacco companies continue to actively target youth through social networks, sports and music festivals and new flavor productsThis was announced on Thursday World Health Organization (WHO), which accused
Tobacco companies continue to actively target youth through social networks, sports and music festivals and new flavor productsThis was announced on Thursday World Health Organization (WHO), which accused companies of trying to hook a new generation on nicotine.
With cigarettes increasingly regulated, big tobacco And new operators began to offer alternatives such as evaporatorsaimed at adult smokers.
However, WHO states that These products are usually marketed to young people because their designs and variety of fruit flavors attract children.and that young people around the world are more likely to use them than adults.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of WHO, said about the vaping industry:
History repeats itself, but in a different way. The same nicotine in a different package.
The industry says it is working to reduce the harm of tobacco, a claim Tedros has rejected. “It’s not fair to talk about harm reduction when what’s being sold is for children.”he claimed.
WHO Director of Health Promotion Rüdiger Krech added: “Use of flavors adapted for children”like cotton candy and chewing gum, combined with an elegant and colorful design reminiscent of toys, represents a blatant attempt to create an addiction among young people to these harmful products.”.
The World Health Organization’s increasingly tough stance on new nicotine products comes as sharp increase in tobacco consumption among young people in several countries.
According to WHO, in addition to Using a social network And product placement on television shows And gamesHe sponsorship of music and sports festivalsin-person events that give them the opportunity to give out free samples, he warns.
Reuters
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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