Kids and young adults who use social media for seven or more hours per day have double the risk of taking up vaping or ...
The more time spent on social media, the greater the likelihood that children and young people will both smoke and/or vape, ...
The existing body of research on social media use and smoking and vaping mostly concerns the USA ... corporate determinants ...
The new study, published in the medical journal Thorax, revealed that a mere 0.8% of kids who do not use social media vape, ...
Males were less likely to be in higher groups of social media use, and social media use was more frequent among the older ...
“This survey reports responses given at a single point in time, rather than following non-smokers over time to see if the likelihood of them taking up cigarette smoking or e-cigarette use is ...
Researchers say social media companies have ‘substantial power’ to reduce young people’s exposure to smoking and vaping ...
How much time they spent on TikTok, Instagram and other social media platforms tracked well with their odds for smoking or ...
Researchers found that the longer children and young people were exposed to social media, the greater the chance of them smoking or vaping. Those who used platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and X ...
The patient also developed a serious lung condition known as e-cigarette or vaping-use associated lung injury (Evali), the DOH said. Evali is a serious condition linked to vaping, characterized by ...
The vaping vs. smoking debate highlights risks like nicotine addiction and harmful chemicals in cigarettes. Vaping with vape ...
Mrs Moeti said African countries need to implement stringent measures to protect children from the usage of tobacco and nicotine products.