VAPES SHOULD NEVER BE SOLD TO TEENS; EXPERTS WARNS

  • 24/07/2021

Vape sellers and traders in the UAE must do more to make sure electronic cigarettes are not sold to minors, top industry experts and doctors have said.
 With a rapidly growing vaping industry, the sale of counterfeit and unregulated products to users under-21 has become rampant across the region.Most legitimate retailers in the UAE have a clear policy not to sell vaping products to a customer until a government-issued identification document is provided.

“However, kids are getting creative. We’ve had instances where a child orders a product online, and during delivery, it is collected by either an older sibling or a household worker,” said Hisham Al Shabib, CEO of the Bahrain-based Sams Vape.“We can only exercise so much caution, but the parents need to keep a watchful eye on their child’s online shopping behaviour,” he added.At another popular store, My Vapery, IDs are mandatory.

Children under 18 often get attracted to vaping products as it is sold in attractive packaging with tasty, fruity flavours. E-cigarettes and related products have also become readily available, with some on display even at gas stations.Doctors and experts are insisting that under no circumstance must it be sold to kids.Dr Abdal Karim Nasaar, a pulmonologist at Burjeel Speciality Hospital in Sharjah, said: “For kids, it is toxic to the lungs and the heart, and it is highly addictive. Vape use among kids can affect their brain development and function. It hampers their ability to pay attention and concentrated and it may cause memory and learning issues.”

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