Canadian teens are getting hooked on flavored vaping products

Data shows more and more Canadian teens are getting hooked on flavoured vaping products. The 2022 Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs surveyed nine provinces, and the results showed 8 percent of students in grades 7-12 were vaping every day, 12 percent in grades 10-12. The advocacy group Action on Smoking and Health says there’s an urgent need for more regulation. BCN’s Heidi Echavarria has more.

Heidi Echavarria

Heidi was born in Bogota, Colombia and lived there until she was 18, then she moved to Caracas, Venezuela where she finished her bachelor's degree in journalism. Since 2010 she covered political issues related to the government of former president Hugo Chávez and his political opponents, management, death and transition to a new government. Likewise, Heidi did research, wrote chronicles, reports and news in the social, community, and cultural areas. In 2019, Heidi, along with her husband and three children, moved to Aurora, Ontario where she worked at Teen Challenge Canada. In September 2023, she moved to Lethbridge, Alberta. Heidi also has a diploma in Addictions and Community Health. In 2024, she joined at Bridge City News team as a Video Journalist to produce a wide range of stories including those which are faith based glorifying Jesus Christ.

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