E-cigarette crackdown to combat underage vaping
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Liu Cheng decided to gradually quit vaping as he found purchasing e-cigarettes online is not as easy as before.
鈥淢any vapers have made the same decision,鈥 said Liu, a college graduate in south China鈥檚 Guangzhou.
E-cigarettes were the 鈥渇irst whiff of smoke鈥 for many teenagers. About 10 million Chinese aged 15 or above are using e-cigarettes, data from the Tobacco Control Office of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention showed.
The vaping rate among young people was higher than other age groups, with those aged 15 to 24 the highest, and around 45.4 percent of e-cigarettes were bought online. E-cigarettes that contain nicotine are referred to as an 鈥渆lectronic nicotine delivery system鈥 by the World Health Organization.
An ENDS is considered responsible for lung cancer, cardio-cerebrovascular diseases and other smoking-related illnesses if inhaled for a long period of time.
Chinese authorities have taken multiple measures since November to intensify the oversight of online selling of e-cigarettes, including banning online sales and advertisements.
Several well-known domestic e-commerce platforms including Taobao, JD.com and Suning.com have removed e-cigarette products. 鈥淲e could sell thousands of e-cigarettes a day online.
鈥淏ut we still shut down the online store in response to the new regulation,鈥 said the owner of a Taobao store.
鈥淓xposure to nicotine in adolescents may have long-term adverse consequences for brain development and may increase the risk of cardiovascular and smoking-related diseases,鈥 said Zhuang Runsen, executive vice president of the Shenzhen Tobacco Control Association.
Zhang said restricting sales of e-cigarettes will reduce access for minors. E-cigarette companies are also taking action.
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