Dramatic spike in teen vaping and smoking requires urgent legislative remedies

If the government fails to respond with solid limits on advertising by September, the vaping industry will continue to promote its products unimpeded and more kids will get addicted to nicotine over the next school year.

A new study published in the British Medical Journal suggests the vaping phenomenon has indeed led to an increase in youth smoking, reversing the two-decade trend. Pixabay photography courtesy of Lindsay Fox

Opinion

BY FLORY DOUCAS

July 3, 2019

A new study published in the British Medical Journal shows a dramatic spike in vaping among Canadian teens, coupled with a simultaneous increase in smoking traditional cigarettes. The study is the first to provide insight into the early im...

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