According to a regulation anticipated to be adopted next year, everyone born after 2008 will be unable to purchase cigarettes or tobacco products during their lifetime. "We want to make sure that young people never start smoking," stated Dr. Ayesha Verall, the minister of Health. New Zealand's health ministry announced the move on thursday as part of a broad anti-smoking campaign. Doctors and other health experts in the country have praised the "world-leading" regulations, which will curb tobacco access and limit cigarette nicotine levels.

According to New Zealand's health ministry, smoking causes one out of every four cancers and is the biggest cause of preventable death among the country's five million people. Legislators have been targeting the business for more than a decade. The government announced severe tobacco curbs as part of the campaign on thursday, including significantly restricting where cigarettes may be sold, removing them from supermarkets and neighborhood stores. Officials predict the number of outlets authorized to sell cigarettes will be substantially cut, from around 8,000 today to approximately 500. In an effort to finally phase out smoking, new zealand will prohibit the selling of tobacco to the next generation.

Vaping, or smoking e-cigarettes that emit a vapour that also contains nicotine, has become significantly more popular among younger generations in recent years than smoking cigarettes. However, health officials in new zealand caution that vaping is not risk-free. E-cigarette liquids have also been found to contain harmful, cancer-causing chemicals, according to researchers. However, in 2017, the country approved vaping as a method of assisting smokers in quitting tobacco.

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09/12/2021 12:04 PM