Attention, parents: District Office warns of dangerous e-vapes for young people!

Attention, parents: District Office warns of dangerous e-vapes for young people!

Unterallgäu, Deutschland - In the past few months, the topic of e-vapes, especially among young people, has gained in explosive in Bavaria. The Landratsamt Unterallgäu raises the alarm and warns of the dangers that emerge from these colorful, pencil-like disposable cigarettes. The use of e-vapes, which are available in fruity flavors such as apple, watermelon or chewing gum, is not only harmful to health, but also with high addiction potential. According to the reports from Merkur many young people suffer from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases that are on the consumption of e-vapes are due.

What are the numbers? It is estimated that around 34.1 percent of 14- to 24-year-old e-cigarettes are consumed in Germany. Within one year, the paragraph of disposable vapes with nicotine-containing liquids has increased rapidly and is now around five million devices sold per month. The paragraph of conventional cigarettes has dropped significantly in comparison. This development could also be related to the advertising by influencers on social media that represent vapes as "cool" and harmless, according to the report by ZDF .

The risks for young people

But the dangers are real and often start with the very smallest. Even primary school children are now in contact with these products. The regulation that vapes may only be sold to adults fails at many corners - young people often have access to older siblings or illegal sales outlets. Almost 25 percent of young people in the fifth to tenth grade have already tried e-cigarettes, such as Health insurance center

The health risks should not be underestimated. Nicotine can cause dependency and seriously impair the brain development of adolescents. Even nicotine -free variants are not harmless; You can release substances associated with long -term consequences for health. The everyday use of e-vapes can lead to permanent damage to the cardiovascular system.

environmental problem

In addition, the topic of environmental impact breaks into conversation. The mass use of disposable e-cigarettes leads to an enormous plastic and electronic waste problem. The improper disposal of the devices has not only ecological but also safety-related consequences: incorrectly disposed vapes cause around 30 fires in German garbage and recycling systems every day. The Environmental burden is therefore greater every day and urgently demands solutions.

Although there is already a Federal Council initiative that demands a ban on sales for disposable E-cigarettes at EU level, experts see a need for action. District youth worker Aylin Baumgartner asks parents and schools to aggressively clarify the risks. An open conversation about the dangers of nicotine addiction and health damage is urgently necessary. The responsibility of informing your children about the risks lies in the hands of the parents, who should act as role models and have to talk to their children regularly on the topic.