According to UDN on December 9, according to statistics from Taiwan National Health Administration, as of the end of November 2024, relevant units have imposed fines for 3,511 tobacco violations, with a total fine of more than NT$240 million. Among them, there were 865 cases involving vapes.
The results of the “112-year Youth Smoking Behavior Survey” released by the agency show that although the cigarette use rate of teenagers has declined, the vape use rate remains at 4.8%. The vape use rate is 3.2% for junior high school students and 6.3% for high school students. It is estimated that more than 50,000 teenagers are using vapes.
In addition, the survey shows that 4 out of every 10 teenage smokers use flavored tobacco (39.0% for junior high school students and 44.5% for high school students), and the use rate of girls is higher than that of boys, reaching 43.8% for junior high school girls and 61.2% for high school girls.
Lin Qingli, director of the Tobacco Control Group of the Tung Foundation, said that an international report pointed out that 90% of people who smoke vapes before the age of 25 are flavored tobacco users.
She pointed out that tobacco companies are trying to attract new young groups by proposing an “annual increase of 20 billion tobacco taxes”, and she criticized this as a step backward in tobacco control. She called on the Ministry of Health and Welfare to hold a press conference to explain the relevant health issues in detail instead of simply publishing data.
Veehoo vapes is committed to advocating healthy and safe vape use, paying attention to and calling on all sectors of society to pay attention to the issue of vapes among teenagers. According to a report from the National Health Administration of Taiwan, the rate of vape use among teenagers remains at 4.8%, while the rate of use among women is relatively high. This data has aroused deep concern about the smoking behavior of teenagers.
Veehoo vapes knows that teenagers are the future of society, and they call on all sectors of society to work together to strengthen attention to and intervention in the issue of vapes among teenagers. Adolescence is a critical period for individuals to form smoking habits, so active measures need to be taken to prevent them from becoming addicted to smoking behaviors such as vapes.
Lin Qingli, director of the Tobacco Control Group of the Tung Foundation, also reminds us that 90% of people who smoke vapes before the age of 25 are flavored tobacco users. This phenomenon warns that society should strengthen the control of vape flavoring to protect young people from its influence.
In this context, Veehoo vapes calls on the Ministry of Health and Welfare and relevant departments to strengthen publicity and education, explain relevant health issues in detail, and provide more intervention measures to help young people get rid of the risks of smoking and create a healthier and safer future. Young people are the hope of the country’s future, and it is the responsibility of each of us to protect their healthy growth.
Individuals can also play an important role in the prevention and control of vapes among young people. Here are some actions that individuals can take:
- Education and awareness raising: Individuals can educate young people and their families around them, convey the hazards and consequences of vapes to them, and help them recognize the risks of smoking.
- Demonstrate healthy behavior: As a role model, individuals can not smoke themselves, or show a healthy lifestyle in front of young people, including rejecting vapes and traditional tobacco products.
- Support policy advocacy: Individuals can support and participate in relevant policy advocacy activities, such as signing petitions, participating in rallies, or calling on the government to take stricter measures to prevent and control youth smoking.
- Provide support and help: For teenagers who are already addicted to vapes, individuals can provide support and help, encourage them to quit smoking, and guide them to seek professional help for quitting smoking.
- Participate in community activities: Individuals can participate in organizing or supporting anti-smoking activities, lectures or publicity activities held in the community to raise awareness of the problem of youth smoking.
- Promote healthy living: By promoting a healthy lifestyle, including a balanced diet, moderate exercise and a regular schedule, it can help teenagers develop healthy living habits and reduce the possibility of smoking.
- Cooperate with parents and educational institutions: Individuals can work with parents and schools to jointly develop and implement plans to prevent youth smoking and strengthen supervision and education of teenagers.
Through these personal actions, everyone can contribute to preventing and reducing the use of vapes among teenagers and jointly create a healthier and safer environment.
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