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27.09.2022 |News

A bon entendeur - The 'puff': the new scourge of the schoolyard

Puff bars are the new electronic cigarettes that are all the rage among teenagers. Praised on social networks, these disposable devices have a dazzling success among the youth in French speaking Switzerland.

Source: RTS

The recipe for success: a colorful marker look, hundreds of generally sweet flavors and the possibility to consume then in a hidden way. Some people smoke them in discos or even in school playgrounds. But most puffs contain nicotine salt, a highly addictive substance that worries the prevention community. This TV program reports on the issue and expose this growing problem.

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