Expert worried about rising number of young vape users, calls for vape law amendment

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00:00The number of minors or those under 21 that have shifted to smoking vape from traditional cigarettes

00:06Continues to climb and get younger little wonder a former head of the Philippine College of Physicians

00:11Has sounded the alarm to keep vape out of the hands of minors 20 years of age and below

00:17Because of its highly addictive potential

00:20Likewise, she recommends to outlaw flavored vape in the retail market as our Rod LaGussa dwells on in this report

00:27An expert is worried over the increasing number of youth using vapes or e-cigarettes

00:34According to Dr. Maricar Limpin, Executive Director of Action on Smoking and Health Philippines

00:39There is a significant shift away from smoking traditional cigarettes

00:44Based on the data from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2019 in the country

00:4924.6% of youth age 13 to 15 years old tried using vape while regular users of e-cigarettes

00:56Accounted for 14.1%. This is higher than what Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2021 recorded

01:02Where 5.7% tried using vape while 2.1% remain actively users

01:08This is as worrisome because it means that

01:14Whatever is in the vape in these vape products

01:17Then it can have an impact on health

01:21Can we expect that there will be a lot of problems for the children?

01:26Yes

01:28We are already seeing it. We are now seeing more and more patients like this

01:34So, that's why we are sounding the alarm

01:38For people to already stop vaping

01:42Limpin stressed it is not true

01:43The use of vape is less harmful compared to cigarettes

01:46Where the user also inhales chemicals such as tar and nicotine

01:50After inhaling it will go to the lungs then mix with the blood circulating throughout the body that potentially can lead to cancer

01:57She said vape usage in business establishments should be strictly enforced. Limpin also calls for the current vape law to be amended

02:17So

02:32Occurs at the age of 25

02:36She added the regulatory function over this rightfully belongs to the food and drug administration

02:41Which is currently under the department of trade industry. It is not just

02:45Trade issue

02:47It is not just economic

02:49No, more importantly I health

02:53because at the end of the day

03:02Even if you look at the other countries, it's fda who has the authority

03:07To regulate over e-cigarettes

03:10Indiana man on trade fda also has

03:15Has authority and knowledge in regulating the device

03:20Limpin also said that vape flavors should be removed as the study shows how repeatedly smoking flavored vape can cause cancer

03:26Rod, lagu said from the national tv for a new and better philippines