three provinces, one territory and four u.s. states have approved comprehensive flavour bans on vaping products including nova scotia, prince edward island, new brunswick, nunavut, new york, new jersey, rhode island and massachusetts.
when last measured in 2019, 50,000 alberta youth in grades 6 to 12 used vaping products within the last 30 days and over 90 per cent were using flavoured nicotine devices.
based on the significant impact of product flavourings on the youth vaping epidemic, and the potential for a comprehensive flavour ban to reduce youth vaping, we strongly encourage the alberta government to prohibit all flavoured vaping products with the sole exception of tobacco-flavoured products to help smokers quit.
nina snyder, chief operating officer, the lung association; dr. paul boucher, president alberta medical association; brian geislinger, vice-president, corporate relations, alberta blue cross; brandi rai, president, alberta school councils’ association; samantha bertsch, director, health policy and systems, heart and stroke; angeline webb, regional manager, health policy, canadian cancer society; tracey martin, research and innovation director, vivo for healthier generations; brian torrance, ceo, ever active schools; dr. candace nykiforuk, co-lead, alberta policy coalition for chronic disease prevention; les hagen, executive director, action on smoking and health; disha panchal, co-ordinator, campaign for a smoke-free alberta.
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opinion: ban flavoured vaping products that appeal to youth