Protecting A Generation: Malaysia Must Rethink Its Nicotine Policy — Dr Devadas Pathiyil Ramankutty
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Malaysia's reported move towards exempting liquid nicotine from the Poisons List raises fundamental questions about public health priorities, regulatory consistency, and our responsibility to protect the next generation from nicotine addiction.
From the original report
Malaysia is facing an increasingly concerning pattern of nicotine consumption among adolescents.
The National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2022 reported that current e-cigarette use among adolescents aged 13 to 17 increased from 9.8 per cent in 2017 to 14.9 per cent in 2022. Sabah was among the states with particularly high prevalence of adolescent e-cigarette use.
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- Nov 3, 2026
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- Nov 3, 2026
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