Tag - Vaping

Vaping: Australia to ban disposable vape imports from January

Australia will ban imports of disposable vapes from January, in an effort to curb nicotine addiction in children. New laws to stop single-use vapes from being made, advertised, and supplied in the country will also be introduced. It comes amid a broader push to phase out recreational vaping completely. Vaping has been marketed as a way to...

What the rest of the world is doing to combat youth vaping

As Labour announces a new policy that would halve the number of vape stores around the country, we take a look at how other countries are dealing with the rise of vaping among young people.  Prime minister Chris Hipkins announced this week that if elected for another term, a Labour government would cap the number of vaping...

Australian government cracks down on smoking and vaping

Australia’s tobacco tax will be increased by billions of dollars over the next four years as the government cracks down on smoking and vaping. Recreational vaping will be banned as the government seeks to prevent the next generation from becoming addicted to nicotine, Health Minister Mark Butler said Tuesday. The tobacco tax would be raised by...

UK campaigners call for tighter regulations on vapes to match tobacco

To tackle their popularity with children, campaigners and councils want vapes to be taxed and sold in plain packaging behind counter. Vapes should be taxed and displayed in plain packaging behind the counter to reduce their popularity among children, health campaigners and councils have warned. To tackle the rapidly growing popularity among children and young people,...

Vaping ’causes lung damage just like smoking’ according to new research

A new study claims that vaping could do significant damage to your lungs just like smoking does. Often used by those who are trying to quit smoking, e-cigarettes have become more and more popular recently - especially amongst young people. But scientists are now saying that they can cause molecular and cellular changes to the lungs that can develop...

Khairy: I’ve Had Enough Of Tobacco Harm Reduction

Khairy Jamaluddin says there is “no such thing” as using vape or e-cigarettes for tobacco harm reduction for non-smokers. Caretaker Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today denounced claims that vapes or e-cigarettes are safe for use and has reinstated his belief that efforts to deny those born from 2007 from ever purchasing cigarettes should include vape. Khairy...

Teen vaping rates rise, nearing pre-pandemic levels, CDC reports

Teen vaping rates are rising once again, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday — a signal that as kids have returned to school, so has their use of e-cigarettes. Data from the annual National Youth Tobacco Survey showed that 14.1% of high school students and 3.3% of middle school students said they'd recently used...

10 vaping myths (and how to answer them)

Vaping proponents often cite their benefits, promoting the method as a safer alternative to smoking conventional cigarettes. But these claims are dangerous and more grounded in fiction than reality, claims one expert. Speaking at last weekend’s Annual Women’s and Children’s Health Update conference in Sydney, public health expert Emeritus Professor Simon Chapman tore apart 10 claims...

WA researchers look at how state laws can be used to stop influencers promoting vaping on social media

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...

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