Fashion phenomenon, puffs are not without risk.

Presented in an advantageous light, these new disposable electronic cigarettes actually contain nicotine and therefore pose a risk of addiction, reports 

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Problem: the target audience for puffs is teenagers.

It is on TikTok that the electronic cigarette has become popular with many videos promoting the object.

Like simple sweets, different flavors are available.

But despite its harmless appearance, the puffs can contain up to 2% nicotine, which is of great concern to addictologists.

⚠ Illegal sale, black market, confusion about the interest of vaping... A new phenomenon that worries parents, doctors but also Fivape.

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"It's an initiation to tobacco consumption"

"It's absolutely dramatic," testifies Amine Benyamina, head of the psychiatry and addictology department at Villejuif hospital, to

BFMTV

.

“While vaping is a wonderful harm reduction device, here we are dealing with the very opposite of the spirit of vaping.

It is an initiation to tobacco consumption.

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Another problem arises with puffs: their marketing to minors.

Sold between 8 and 12 euros, these disposable cigarettes are offered at tobacconists but also in certain supermarkets and on the Internet, without any age control.

However, they are prohibited for sale to persons under 18 years of age.

"It's even written on the package," said Loïc Josseran, president of the Alliance Against Tobacco, at the microphone of

BFMTV

.

“It is written very small, of course, but it is written.

Faced with the scale of the phenomenon, the Interprofessional Federation of Vaping (Fivape) would have sent a file to the authorities, in particular to the General Directorate of Health (DGS).

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