How e-cigarettes compromise children’s human rights
BMJ 2025; 391 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-085850 (Published 12 November 2025)
Main Points: “Globally, children are now using e-cigarettes at higher rates than adults, largely because of the nicotine industry targeting youth
Read more: How e-cigarettes compromise children’s human rightsEvidence indicates that most of this demographic had never smoked when they tried e-cigarettes
Governments often overlook the harms to children, influenced by industry claims around reducing harm to adults who smoke
International legal frameworks, including the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, can provide a legal basis for e-cigarette regulation which puts children’s health first.”
