A recent study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed that more than one in ten American young adults were using vapes, a concern given the negative impact e-cigarette usage can have on young brains. The July 21 CDC study (pdf) found that 11 percent of young adults aged 18-24…
Can Vaping Help People Quit Smoking? It’s Unlikely
Australian Health Minister Mark Butler has announced a major policy shift on vaping. Its two primary objectives are to make it harder for children and non-smokers to access vapes and to allow people trying to quit [tobacco] smoking to access nicotine vapes with a prescription. Vapes are unquestionably popular, with many who vape saying they…
Ministers to Close Loophole That Allows Free Vape Samples for Children
Ministers want to close a loophole that allows retailers to give free samples of vapes to children in England, amid concerns an increasing number are being tempted to smoke e-cigarettes. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the government will crack down on vape marketing to prevent the “unacceptable” targeting of children and young people. The…
Scientists Call For Stricter Controls on Tobacco Products
Scientists are calling for the federal government to adopt stricter controls around nicotine after the federal government banned recreational vaping. This comes after Health Minister Mark Butler announced on May 1 a massive new smoking crackdown, emphasising that vapes, which were introduced as therapeutic products, have now become the “biggest loophole in Australian healthcare history.” “Vaping was…
Vape Detector Trial to Stop ‘Scourge’ at WA Schools
Western Australia’s education department will trial vape detectors in school toilets in a bid to stop students inhaling from electronic cigarettes. Minister for Education Tony Buti says the detectors will initially be installed at 10 public schools to combat “this problem that is impacting many of our school students.” “We will look at whether detectors…
Australia to Raise Tobacco Tax Amid Vaping Crackdown
The Australian government has announced a new round of tobacco tax increases as it introduces strong measures to reduce the number of people smoking and vaping. During a speech at the National Press Club on May 2, Health Minister Mark Butler announced that from this September, the federal government would lift tobacco tax by five percent…
Recreational Vaping to Be Banned in Australia
Australian Health Minister Mark Butler is launching a government-led crackdown on Big Tobacco’s vaping products that are currently creating a new generation of nicotine addicts. Butler, who will outline the campaign at the National Press Club in Canberra on Tuesday, will call vaping products one of the most significant health and behavioural issues Australian schools…
UK’s Free Vape Scheme ‘Under Threat’ From WHO: Campaigners
A newly announced government vape scheme aimed at a million smokers could come under threat from World Health Organization (WHO) proposals, campaigners say. The “swap to stop” initiative, which will see smokers in England offered free vapes to stub out cigarettes, was announced by ministers on Tuesday. Vape starter kits will be offered to almost…
Vaping Can Be More Damaging Than Smoking Cigarettes, Study Finds
Vaping can cause more damage to DNA compared to smoking regular cigarettes, according to a new study which also found that both vapers and smokers had more than twice the DNA damage of nonusers. The study, published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research on Feb. 14, collected samples of epithelial cells from test participants’…
Australians Smoke and Vape More During Early Stage of Covid-19, Researchers Say
March 10, 2023
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Pandemic public measures such as lockdown may have made it harder for Australians wanting to quit smoking and even led people to resort to smoking as a way to reduce stress during the early stages of COVID-19. That is the speculation of a group of researchers from the University of Queensland’s Queensland Alliance for Environmental…
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