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Never start vaping, says 12-year-old girl with lung damage (www.bbc.co.uk)

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A 12-year-old girl who suffered a lung collapse and spent four days in an induced coma has told the BBC that children should never start vaping.

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[–] 520@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children)

I think that became an actual law in Australia.

Edit: it was NZ, my bad!

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[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

You're thinking of New Zealand.

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[–] 520@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago

Ahhh you're right! Thank you!

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[–] Sarsaparilla@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago

In Australia we just put the price up exponentially each year so that eventually noone will be able to afford them except the very richest in the country. I stopped smoking on 1/1/2020 when it was already over $1 per cigarette. It's considerably more expensive now ... I think about $30 for a pack of 20s. That's why my friend never has any dosh and is always borrowing money from ppl.

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