New Confirmation pledge will include a ban on vaping
A new way to stop vaping has been introduced From next year, a new vow will be added to the Confirmation pledge, one that hopes to prevent the use of vapes. Typically made at the ages of 12-13, the Irish Bishops’ Drugs Initiative Confirmation Pledge is made to abstain from alcohol and drugs. Now, vaping […]
1 year ago
Vaping is worse than smoking cigarettes according to new world first study
The results will officially be released in March Researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University have been conducting a world first study into the long-term effects of vaping since 2023 and it is due to conclude at the end of March. While there are still a few more weeks left, the author of the study – which […]
1 year ago
Irish teens have replaced smoking with vaping
A report by Growing Up in Ireland found that one in ten Irish teenagers have tried vaping The study surveyed more than 6,000 teenagers, and found that nearly 10% of them have tried vaping. This is compared to only 3% that have smoked a cigarette. The study found that children from single parent households were […]
2 years ago
Concerns rise as parents seek help over children as young as ten vaping
“Calls about vaping showed up for the first time last year, but they have increased markedly this year” A growing number of parents, worried by the rise of vaping among children as young as 10, are reaching out to national helplines for support. According to Parentline, an organisation offering assistance to parents, there has been […]
2 years ago
Measures to protect children from tobacco and e-cigarettes to take effect in September
There is a six-month lead-in time for these measures Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has introduced additional measures to protect children from tobacco and e-cigarettes or vapes. Minister Donnelly has implemented further sections of the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 to commence provisions which will take effect from September 23rd. […]
2 years ago
As the number of people vaping rises, here are eight health risks associated with it
We know that vaping is bad for us. Young or old, it doesn’t matter, the habit is damaging to your health. Yet it doesn’t seem that this fact is deterring people from trying it. According to a new Health Ireland survey, the number of those using vapes has risen from 6% of the population to […]
2 years ago