Time: 2023-11-03
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According to a report by German media The Epoch Times on October 8, e-cigarettes are becoming an entry-level product that leads to nicotine addiction among minors. The latest data released by Germany's leading insurance company DAK is alarming.
This trend threatens Germany's goal of achieving a smoke-free society by 2040, so DAK is calling for a nationwide ban on disposable e-cigarettes.
According to a DAK prevention strategy survey, 7% of approximately 15,000 minors aged 9 to 17 reported using e-cigarettes at least once a month. Last year this figure was less than 5%, and in 2016 it was 3.9%. In the past seven years of polling, the number of students who regularly use e-cigarettes will exceed traditional tobacco and hookah for the first time in 2023.
According to DAK, e-cigarettes are superior to other products in terms of nicotine delivery efficiency. DAK CEO Andreas Storm said that e-cigarettes have become the most important entry-level product for minors' nicotine addiction, and their use may increase the risk of them developing a smoking habit in adulthood. risks of.
Storm pointed out that fruit-flavored disposable e-cigarettes and low prices are very attractive to young consumer groups.