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Smokers' death risk spiked for 23 common causes

Dozens of Australian smokers are dying every day, with the habit linked to deaths from 23 common causes, new research has revealed.

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Doctors urge politicians not to be swayed by ‘misleading’ comments on vaping ban from industry-funded lobbyists

Public health experts say reforms will not affect prescription vapes after Greens and Nationals raise concerns of ‘prohibition’ approach

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‘All good to take to school?’: Australian influencers promote flavoured nicotine pouches to vape-addicted youths

Exclusive: TikTok users and Australian websites promote likely harmful products as a way to quit vaping – but TGA warns they can only be supplied with a prescription

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Teenage smoking rates 'incredibly worrying': experts

Though vaping and e-cigarettes have taken over the public health spotlight, experts say the government must continue pushing tobacco legislation.

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‘The really feared symptom’: world-first Australian study examines cancer survivors’ ongoing pain

Researchers say blood and lung cancer patients more likely to experience higher levels of pain in later life

The Guardian - AU

Vaping found to be the biggest risk factor for teenage tobacco smoking

Data from Australian Secondary School Students Alcohol and Drug Survey predates ‘huge’ increase in vaping

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Australia’s teenage smoking rates rise for first time in 25 years, research reveals

Data also finds an increase in vaping among 14 to 17 year olds in what researchers warn is a clear ‘gateway’ to smoking

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Teenage smoking rates triple as vape crackdown looms

While the federal government mulls over new vaping regulations, tobacco smoking rates are on the rise, worrying health experts.

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Australia wants to be the first to turn youth vaping rates around – but will its plan work?

Attempts to ban vaping in other countries have been mixed at best, but there are reasons for optimism

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s tobacco tax is among the highest in the world – and it’s about to get higher

Labor wants to reduce the number of daily smokers to below 10% of the population

The Guardian - AU

Big Tobacco’s ‘horror show’: Vaping ban to hit insidious industry

Health Minister Mark Butler vowed to close what he said was the biggest loophole in the history of Australian healthcare with the vaping ban.

The New Daily

Tighter import bans on e-cigarettes expected in bid to tackle ‘explosion in illegal vaping’

TGA to deliver recommendations to the government on how to curtail rise in vaping rates, particularly among young people

The Guardian - AU

Australian schools are tackling vaping by installing detectors in bathrooms. But how do they work?

Australian schools are installing vape detectors in bathrooms to deter students from using the harmful products, but just how effective are the devices?

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Australia has a vaping problem, but no easy health or political solution

Depending on who you listen to, vaping is either a public health solution, or a public health crisis, and what to do about it is on the minds of health ministers who'll discuss the issue today.

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The Guardian - AU

Explainer: How bad is Australia’s vaping problem and how are teens getting nicotine vapes?

What are the effects on children? Is anything being done? New research shows just how widespread addiction has become

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Tobacco giant’s cash for vapes scheme paused after backlash from Australian health experts

Proposed program that would see Philip Morris pay pharmacists $275 when they order VEEV vapes labelled ‘nothing short of appalling’

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Street sales, online dealers and convenience stores: Inside the thriving black market for nicotine vapes

Nicotine vapes are illegal in Australia without a prescription. Four Corners has investigated how Australian kids are buying them.

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Teens and vaping: ‘We would have had a nicotine-free generation’

Bubblegum flavoured, feted on Tiktok and in some cases addictive – vaping is attracting a generation of young people who would never light a cigarette. And it’s making some sick

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Vaping causes harm and addiction in 'new generation' of users, major report warns

The growing use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, in Australia poses a "serious public health risk" and threatens to introduce a new generation to smoking, according to the authors of a major new government report.

The Guardian - AU

Call to ban vaping for young Australians after review concludes it causes ‘acute lung injury’

Australian Council on Smoking and Health calls for ban on sale and promotion of e-cigarettes following most comprehensive study yet

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ANU warning on dangers of e-cigarettes

Higher risk of addiction from vaping

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