Vaping epidemic mutated to escape regulation and greedy China businesses took advantage of loophole By Richard Marianos - Fox News Serious concerns regarding the popular social media app TikTok have grown significantly over the past several weeks raising questions about China's influence over young minds. This concern about China’s most-popular social media app is apparently not just a household dilemma about screen time, it’s become an issue of national security. Unfortunately, TikTok’s influence on our young people is nothing compared to the most powerful teen addiction from China. Candy-flavored, disposable nicotine vapes illegally hitting American shores are hooking kids in a new wave of this life-threatening epidemic.
A few years ago, news of the teen vaping epidemic dominated headlines across our country as mango Juuls became parent enemy #1 and rates of vaping use skyrocketed from coast to coast. Reports of fatal lung infection resulting from e-cigarette use led lawmakers to push for legislation banning flavored vapes, and laws were hastily passed in the hopes of protecting young people from deadly addiction.
Despite aggressive efforts by the FDA and policymakers at the federal, state and local level to combat the problem, the teen vaping epidemic mutated to escape regulation. Products by companies like Elfbar and Puff Bar, which manufacture flavored disposable vapes, have become the new flavored favorite of teenagers. In 2022, 55% of youth vapers reported using disposables, with Puff Bar owning almost 15% of the market as the top choice for teens.
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