Nicotine bags as a secret weapon: How to endanger our young people!

Nicotine bags as a secret weapon: How to endanger our young people!

Salzburg, Österreich - In Salzburg, consumption of nicotine bags and e-cigarettes is becoming increasingly important, while using classic cigarettes is becoming more important. These apparently harmless bags, which are pushed between the lip and the gums, contain nicotine and make them addicted. According to Bastian Six, a educator in the Youth Center Glu, they are often perceived by young people as a lifestyle product because they do not leave an unpleasant smell of cigarette. Instead, they exude pleasant scents such as menthol or peppermint. This facilitates access for young people and parents often do not notice when their children consume. In a current drug report, it is pointed out that this trend must be observed urgently in order to take suitable countermeasures, according to Hannes Bacher, primary addiction aid in Salzburg, as reported by orf Salzburg .

smoking among young people remains worrying

A terrifying trend also shows in a study by the WHO about the health behavior of young people. Despite a slight decline in cigarette consumption in recent years, 15% of children under the age of 15 continues to have smoked at least once in the last 30 days. There is a dramatic increase: While at the age of 11 only 5% of boys and 2% of girls have had experience with smoking, it is already 29% of boys and 27% of the girls at the age of 15. These alarming numbers suggest that the adolescence represents a critical phase for introducing nicotine addiction, which makes support from prevention measures in schools an urgent need, as is emphasized by the WHO in its report ().

The health consequences of smoking can be serious and the growth and the development of the brain can affect. It is therefore important that both society and the authorities take measures to protect young people from these risks and to help them stay away from drugs such as nicotine