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. 2024 Sep 25;33(5):693-694.
doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057908.

Playtime: vaping devices designed as cartoons and toys may appeal to kids

Zacari Tatum  1 , Adam Leventhal  1 , Heather Lynn Wipfli  2
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Playtime: vaping devices designed as cartoons and toys may appeal to kids

Zacari Tatum et al. Tob Control. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Electronic nicotine delivery devices; Non-cigarette tobacco products; Tobacco industry.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1. Product photo for the Snowwolf Ease 8000 Puffs Disposable e-cigarette. Publicly available photograph sourced from the SnowWolf Website in November 2022 (http://www.snowwolfvape.com/Product/Disposable/170.html).
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Figure 2. NATURAL Disposable Vape 6000 Puffs – Pineapple listing on vapestore.to website. Image sources from website listing in November 2022 (https://www.vapestore.to/product/natural-disposable-vape-6000-puffs-pineapple/).
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Figure 3. Product photo for Elimin 6000 Puffs Disposable Coke-Bottle Shape with 15ml Prefilled Eliquids. Publicly available photograph sourced from the Elimin Website in November 2022 (https://www.eliminvape.com/disposable-vape/elimin-6000-puffs-disposable-coke-bottle-shape-with-15ml-prefilled-eliquids).
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Figure 4. Viral tweet commenting on the design of e-cigarettes and availability of e-cigarettes with photographs showing they look like boba drinks, come in different flavors, and have straws. Publicly available photographs and caption were sourced from the public twitter account of user “@h3llok1ttyube” in November 2022 (https://twitter.com/h3llok1ttyube/status/1582065537403654150?s=20&t=A5hfXrr1IHncAjTQvqAogA).
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