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Aaron Bunch

FOUND: Vaping rates alcohol and drug use by young women up | Mind Blowing Facts

Older Australians are the most likely to smoke tobacco and younger people more likely to vape. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

The number of Australians smoking cigarettes continues to fall but vaping, alcohol and some illicit drugs are growing in popularity, a survey has found.

E-cigarette use was most common among 18 to 24-year-olds and increased substantially from 5.3 per cent in 2019 to 21 per cent in 2022-23, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare says.

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