[Australia compilation report] electronic cigarette challenges short video platform TikTok "" blow smoke rings, electronic cigarette ghost "challenges such as the recent popularity among young people in Australia, raised concerns.
The Herald Sun reported on the 19th that these challenges showed teenagers how to use e-cigarette rings to draw "ghosts" or other patterns, which has reached hundreds of millions of views.
It is reported that due to legal loopholes, in order to follow the trend and participate in the challenge, children as young as 12 years old buy e-cigarette products from the black market
In a short video, a girl took a puff of e-cigarette, held her breath for a few seconds, and then spit out the smoke with bubbles blown out by bubble gum. Another video showed that a Victorian student in school uniform admitted to being addicted to e-cigarettes and showed where to buy e-cigarettes.
In response, a spokesperson for the Victorian Department of Education said that cigarettes and e-cigarettes are prohibited in all educational places in Victoria, including schools and within 4 meters of any entrance. "The law requires schools to post no smoking signs at all entrances."