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PEOPLE’S National Party (PNP) spokesperson on health Dr Alfred Dawes, in adding his voice to calls from local lobbyists for a ban on the sale of disposable vapes to counter rising addiction in adolescents, says more research should be done to unearth the impetus behind the growing trend. “I would support any initiative that has been shown to be effective in decreasing the use of vaping as well as any...
ON the heels of a decision by the British Government to ban the sale of disposable vapes by 2025 so as to tackle the rising number of children becoming addicted to nicotine, Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control (JCTC) says the Jamaican Government should muster the strength to follow suit, instead of being straitjacketed by wealthy tobacco industry interests. “That has been our position for many years. From the whole business...
WITH official confirmation now in hand that the sweets consumed by Ocho Rios Primary School students in October — resulting in them being rushed to hospital — contained a mind-altering element, th...
AN official of the National Council on Drug Abuse has warned that if preventive measures are not implemented now, more disturbing cases of drug-laced products could reach Jamaica's shores, and hav...