E-cigarettes – commonly called “vapes” – and the companies behind them continue to present challenges to public health in Australia, according to public health experts. In a new study published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, experts working in tobacco control, including researchers, public health intervention developers, public servants, and health practitioners were...
Tobacco companies could be forced to clean up cigarette butts left by smokers in South Australia as the Greens party propose a nation-first litter law. The legislation currently being drafted by the party proposes huge fines if cigarette manufacturers refuse to clean up discarded butts left in public places. According to the Greens party, tobacco litter clean-up costs Australians $73...
Each cigarette sold in Australia would be printed with messages such as “smoking kills” or manufactured in ugly colours under a federal government plan to combat the waning impact of plain packaging laws with the biggest nicotine reforms in a decade. Health Minister Mark Butler has promised to “reignite the fight” against nicotine and tobacco...
Rising cigarette prices have overtaken health concerns as the biggest motivator for people to cut down or stop smoking. Researchers from The University of Queensland analyzed national survey data and found the cost of cigarettes has become the number one reason Australians who smoke try to quit. Associate Professor Coral Gartner from UQ's School of Public Health said the...
Key points: WA researchers will look at what changes can be made to state laws to stop young people seeing vaping adds on social media There are concerns about the growing number of young people using e-cigarettes It's believed social media platforms are playing a role in promoting vapes as 'cool' and 'fun' West Australian researchers are...
A third of primary school teachers say at least some of their students are using e-cigarettes, a new study has revealed. The survey of teachers in schools across Australia about their pupils’ vaping behaviour also found that one quarter of staff working with primary school-aged kids believed their use of e-cigarettes had increased in the...
Despite the expectation that mortality rates will decline in future, a growing and ageing population will still see total numbers swell. New research estimates the overall number of deaths from smoking-related cancers is set to increase by nearly a third in the coming decades. The study, produced by Cancer Council NSW and the University of Sydney, predicts...
Key points: Professor Anne Kelso is warning vape users the products can cause a range of medical problems, including seizures and lung injury There are concerns young people are increasingly turning to e-cigarettes for recreational use A seller says there is a rising black market of illegal vaping products contributing to the problem Australia's peak body...
Brightly coloured vaping products with flavours like bubble gum and fairy floss that claim to be nicotine-free could be banned in a national crackdown as new research finds e-cigarettes are “harmful and addicting youth”. But any move to restrict e-cigarettes may face fierce resistance from a group of pro-vaping Coalition backbench MPs, who fought against...
The World Vapers’ Alliance has been promoting the health benefits of switching from cigarettes to vaping. Emails reveal the truth of who is behind the effort. A pro-vaping group says it wants to save your life. Cigarettes, they remind us, can kill you. But smokers may be surprised who’s behind that message. “The World Vapers’ Alliance...
