With one in five high school students vaping regularly there are calls for support to help teens quit their addiction. The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation says there has been little support for young people wanting to quit. It has released the first set of guidelines for health professionals to follow. Meanwhile the Royal College of GPs is calling for ... Show More
Oct 24
Why Teens Just Can't Quit Nicotine
A few years ago, vaping was at the top of every parent’s list of worries — including Sanjay’s. But in just a few short years, the landscape has shifted again. Teen vaping rates have dropped, but new nicotine products have quickly taken their place. Dr. Pamela Ling, a professor at ... Show More
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Jan 2025
Influencers Fueled Zyn’s Rise. Could the Attention Backfire?
Zyn nicotine pouches hit the market as a run-of-the-mill tobacco-replacement product, but over the past few years, they’ve gone viral thanks to so-called “Zynfluencers”: content creators who post about Zyn. They’re not paid by Zyn’s parent company Philip Morris, and while the onl ... Show More
16m 54s
Sep 6
Extra: 'Anxious Generation' Author Jonathan Haidt On Cell Phones, Playing Outside And Raising Happy Kids
Kids today are reporting higher levels of stress and anxiety than ever before, with many experts attributing this to constant screen time and social media exposure. In response, lawmakers and schools nationwide are experimenting with policies such as banning cell phones in the cl ... Show More
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