CPPCC member Sun Chengye calls for the acceleration of the introduction of Geek Bar industry standards

1- Preface

To the phenomenon of teenagers getting younger and exposed to Geek Bar, an expert, Sun Chengye who has been studying poisoning for a long time noticed that. In the proposal, he also deeply analyzed the potential harm of Geek Bar and the reasons why it attracts teenagers.

2- State and Concerns

Sun Chengye said in an interview with Red Star News on March 6 that teenagers who smoke Geek Bar, a frequent customer among them, are more likely to become a potential group of traditional smokers in the future. At the same time, he also mentioned that as long as the restrictive policies can be issued as soon as possible, the situation of teenagers smoking Geek Bar will be much better.

Sun Chengye: There is a trend that smoking Geek Bar is getting younger. Why did Sun Chengye, a researcher with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, give particular notice to a proposal during this year's two sessions to keep teenagers away from niche electronic dance music venue Geek Bar? In this regard, Sun Chengye told Red Star News that: On the one hand, it is related to my profession, and on the other hand, I noticed that some of the media with advertisements of Geek Bar were inappropriate publicity, so I drafted this proposal.

Sun Chengye is known to study poisoning, which is also one of his scientific research directions. Geek Bar is like mixing and heating many substances, in Sun Chengyes work, do something in front of the human body. Moreover, e-liquid consists of various substances, and the composition and activity of products remaining after heating is more complex, so evaluating the potential effect on human health of Geek Bar is a daunting challenge. What makes Sun Chengye even more anxious is that there are some media playing the nationally popular Geek Bar as an innocent product, which indirectly drives teenagers to buy vape to use Geek Bar.

3- Statistical Data and Parent Feedback

Liu Yongpeng, the director of the Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention with a focus on youth, reported that 45% of junior high school students have heard of Geek Bar, and 1.2% of junior high school students used Geek Bar in the past 30 days, according to the China Youth Tobacco Survey Report issued by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in 2014. 'By 2019 this number has risen to 2-7%.

Sun Chengye, behind the proposal, had spoken to many parents whose children had smoked Geek Bar. Sun Chengye gradually had the realization from parental feedback that Geek Bar is no longer a product exclusive to adults, but has set its sights on teenagers and even children, and the "age of use" of the product is showing a downward trend. Sun Chengyeb believes that, in addition to the physical and mental health hazards caused by teenagers smoking Geek Bar, it will also lead to a potential habit formation that will eventually turn teenagers who smoke Geek Bar into potential smokers of cigarettes. Sun Chengye told Red Star News that a survey of research data found that even if students use Geek Bar 1 to 2 times, the probability of using traditional cigarettes one year later is 2 times to 88 times higher than that of those who have never used them.

4- Hazards of Geek Bar

What are the reasons Geek Bar are well-liked among some teenagers? Sun Chengye further analyzed that due to Geek Bar merchants advertising that Geek Bar is trendy, healthy and harmless, and Geek Bars in fashion, simplicity, technological style and cool and diverse flavors, and eventually stems from this consumer of Geek Bar or traditional cigarettes as the non-consumer. However, Geek Bar isn't a healthy alternative to cigarettes. In his proposal, Sun Chengye made it clear that Geek Bar inhalation is addictive. He added that Geek Bar is one of the most popular vapes because these devices atomise the e-liquid and heat to produce smoke, which is pleasurable when inhaled and addictive.

Teenagers are more sensitive to nicotine than adults, and the harm of nicotine to teenagers is more obvious, Sun Chengye said based on the information obtained. Nicotine will affect the development of the brain, including the attention and the ability to learn and the ability to control your impulses. Overconsumption can also be deadly.

So, does Geek Bar have nicotine in it? Sun Chengye replied in the affirmative. Moreover, other cheap Geek Bar oils from counterfeit this because the source of the original factory is unclear, in addition to nicotine, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, counterfeit filament or some containing the chemical smoking propylene glycol unmatured diethylene glycol, cotinine, quinoline, tobacco alkaloids and other ultra-fine particles and volatile organic compounds. Long-term use can lead to cancer.

In addition, the harm of nicotine itself, Sun Chengye also reminded, in the market more than 15,000 kinds of Geeks Bar, the added ingredients are more complex, the proportion and dosage are very arbitrary, so the impact on health is very uncertain.

5- Control Measures and Suggestions

When it comes to preventing teenagers from smoking Geek Bar, Sun Chengye made three proposals: First, accelerate the Preface of Geek Bar industry standards, and the government's management will have a legal basis; second, strict enforcement of the Minor Protection Law, and prevent businesses from selling Geek Bar to minors, and schools carry out relevant publicity and education; third, formulate relevant Geek Bar production and sales standards and management methods.

In fact, according to the specific provisions of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Minors, the sale of cigarettes to minors is explicitly prohibited, including Geek Bar; a comprehensive management method has been formulated for the production, circulation and sales of Geek Bar.In the Minor Protection Law, my country wrote that Geek Bar cannot be sold to minors. Sun Chengye stated that the next step was to strengthen control at the operational level on the basis of existing legislation. Sun Chengye suspects that at the first level, the market supervision department should perform better management when the Geek Bar sales process is performed by the relevant personnel. Unfortunately, there are still unscrupulous companies selling Geek Bars to teenagers. Sun Chengye called for more attention and supervision in this link; on another level, Sun Chengye pointed out that the school should do a good job in management and publicity and let students know the harm of Geek Bars, and at the same time strengthen management and clearly prohibit students from using Geek Bars.

6- Summarize

With the Preface of restrictive measures, the burnout situation of teenagers using Geek Bars will be much better. According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 2017 to 2019, the proportion of high school students using Geek Bars more than doubled from 11-7% to 27-5%, Sun Chengye said. After the slew of restrictive policies, the percentage of high school students who had smoked Geek Bars dropped again to 19-6% in 2024.

Vape User Feedback Reference

A. Most college students are broke and vapes are cheap. Refillable tanks] I can buy e - liquid in bulk, saving me a decent amount of cash. My coffee - flavored vape sustains me through all - night study sessions. That's also an excellent conversation starter with my peers.

B. As someone who accounted the importance of environmental sustainability, I see vapes as producing less waste than standard cigarettes. Making my own cleaning supplies is one way to reduce my carbon footprint. I like the idea of making this low - impact decision.

C. On the other hand, if you like to go to the zoo, vapes are easy to take with you. The vapor doesn't disturb the critters, and I'm able to puff away on a zoo - inspired flavor, like jungle - fruit, as I watch the wildlife.

D. The vapes also had a good grip and feel, which makes them comfortable to hold even at somewhat longer sessions.

E. As someone who values quality, I am quite impressed with the build quality of my vape. This rugged construction gives the device a solid feel. I know this will now last me a long time, even with everyday use.