▲ 10 ▼ Labour Party conference: Streeting promises tough action on vapes in bid to cure 'sick man of Europe' - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk) submitted 2 years ago by mannycalavera@feddit.uk to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk 6 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk [S] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Phase out cigarettes, phase out vapes. We have to do something. Although I agree more is needed. No doubt education from an early age. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Emperor@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, get rid of ciggies first, I know a lot if people have found vapes helpful for stopping smoking. Ban single-use vapes, get rid of all the fancy flavours and then possibly look at offering vapes by prescription. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] apis@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Some flavouring is probably ok at least until cigarettes are far less accessible than they are currently, but they could do a lot around how they are marketed. Plain packaging, plain names & non-flowery descriptions (i.e. "Strawberry & Apple - fruit, medium tart, medium sweet" ok, "Dragonz Dreamz - juicetastic swirls of tangtastic crunchy orchard apple and plumptious sweet strawberries lifting you to a magical realm" not ok). They probably don't need to be prescription only, as you want people to find it super-easy to switch, but there's a decent case for making them pharmacy only. Maaybe allow off-licenses to sell them, though this rather reinforces the sense of a fun recreational thing & they'd end up being bought to try at parties. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Redacted@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Whilst you're at it, phase out alcohol and provide education from a young age that is one of the most destructive drugs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whelks_chance@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago They'll have to make the rest of life far more enjoyable before removing alcohol. And even then. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, get rid of ciggies first, I know a lot if people have found vapes helpful for stopping smoking. Ban single-use vapes, get rid of all the fancy flavours and then possibly look at offering vapes by prescription. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] apis@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Some flavouring is probably ok at least until cigarettes are far less accessible than they are currently, but they could do a lot around how they are marketed. Plain packaging, plain names & non-flowery descriptions (i.e. "Strawberry & Apple - fruit, medium tart, medium sweet" ok, "Dragonz Dreamz - juicetastic swirls of tangtastic crunchy orchard apple and plumptious sweet strawberries lifting you to a magical realm" not ok). They probably don't need to be prescription only, as you want people to find it super-easy to switch, but there's a decent case for making them pharmacy only. Maaybe allow off-licenses to sell them, though this rather reinforces the sense of a fun recreational thing & they'd end up being bought to try at parties. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] apis@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Some flavouring is probably ok at least until cigarettes are far less accessible than they are currently, but they could do a lot around how they are marketed. Plain packaging, plain names & non-flowery descriptions (i.e. "Strawberry & Apple - fruit, medium tart, medium sweet" ok, "Dragonz Dreamz - juicetastic swirls of tangtastic crunchy orchard apple and plumptious sweet strawberries lifting you to a magical realm" not ok). They probably don't need to be prescription only, as you want people to find it super-easy to switch, but there's a decent case for making them pharmacy only. Maaybe allow off-licenses to sell them, though this rather reinforces the sense of a fun recreational thing & they'd end up being bought to try at parties. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Redacted@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Whilst you're at it, phase out alcohol and provide education from a young age that is one of the most destructive drugs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whelks_chance@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago They'll have to make the rest of life far more enjoyable before removing alcohol. And even then. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whelks_chance@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago They'll have to make the rest of life far more enjoyable before removing alcohol. And even then. permalink fedilink source parent