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Vaping Apps banned from Apple App Store

Friday, 15 November 2019 15:06

Vaping is turning into a public health crisis and youth epidemic

Tech giant Apple banned all vaping related Apps from its App Store amid health concerns over more than 2,100 reported cases of vaping-related lung injuries and serious illness. Some States in the US and provinces in Canada are moving to restrict the use of vaping products. Health authorities are calling it a public health crisis and youth epidemic.

Vaping is in the news again. This time tech giant Apple has confirm that it has banned all vaping related Apps from its App Store amid wide ranging concerns that the spread of the vaping devices is becoming a public health crisis and a youth epidemic.

The alarming rise of lung injuries and fatalities in the US is attributed to vaping related products by the Center for Disease Control and the American Heart Association. Current reports say that there have been more than 2,100 cases of vaping related health problems in the United States.

Some States are moving to restrict or outright ban the use of vaping products.

Quebec's Health Department is confirming the province's third case of severe lung illness related to vaping. A spokeswoman says the person who fell ill consumed a legal nicotine vaping product, as did the two others from Montreal, who developed severe lung illness related to vaping.

The province of British Columbia is moving to restrict certain vaping products to protect youth. The province says that the rising rates of vaping amongst youth are putting young people at risk for addiction and serious illness. The new regulations in BC will restrict nicotine content, ensure packaging is plain and includes health warnings, and restricts flavoured vaping products to age restricted shops. 

The Yukon government has also tabled a bill with similar restrictions. The bill would increase the smoking and vaping age from 18 to 19 and direct how vaping products could be sold, used, and marketed.

As of November 12th, federal health authorities reported an additional five probable cases of severe lung illness related to vaping in the country -- two in New Brunswick and three in British Columbia.

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