Medical industry braces for vape addiction as first stage of ban begins

Medical industry braces for vape addiction as first stage of ban begins

From New Year’s Day,all imported disposable vapes – with or without nicotine – will be banned as the first stage of the government’s crackdown to eventually limit vaping to people with a prescription.

  • byOlivia Ireland

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New Kiwi government wastes no time in winding back Ardern’s agenda

New Kiwi government wastes no time in winding back Ardern’s agenda

It took 40 days for a three-party coalition to form government in New Zealand. But now it has arrived,it’s not wasting any time in turning back the clock.

  • byJames Lemon
First New Zealand,now Malaysia backtracks on pioneering tobacco ban

First New Zealand,now Malaysia backtracks on pioneering tobacco ban

Malaysia’s government have been accused of caving into big tobacco and the vaping industry after unwinding plans to ban future generations from smoking.

  • byChris Barrett
For better or worse,vape addicts forced to switch or quit
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Mark Butler

For better or worse,vape addicts forced to switch or quit

As disposable vapes vaporise from the market next year,expect plenty of angst as addicts either quit,convert to cigarettes,or scramble for the “therapeutic” alternative.

  • byZach Hope
‘Major loss’:New Zealand backtracks on world-first tobacco ban

‘Major loss’:New Zealand backtracks on world-first tobacco ban

The country’s new centre-right coalition will scrap the laws introduced by the previous Labour-led government,according to coalition agreements published last last week.

  • byEmma Rumney
Gone in a puff of smoke:Importing disposable vapes banned from next year

Gone in a puff of smoke:Importing disposable vapes banned from next year

Disposable vapes won’t be allowed into Australia from the new year,but people will be able to get a prescription from any doctor or nurse practitioner.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
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‘Instead of suspending us,help us quit’:Teens speak out on vaping
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High school

‘Instead of suspending us,help us quit’:Teens speak out on vaping

The state’s advocate for children and young people has advised against pursuing a plan to introduce vape detectors in school bathrooms,after consulting teenagers.

  • byMary Ward
More of us are turning away from our ‘vices’. But will it make a difference?

More of us are turning away from our ‘vices’. But will it make a difference?

A new counterculture is seeing people push back against the industries that are harming our health.

  • bySarah Berry
Tough new rules to stop WA students vaping revealed

Tough new rules to stop WA students vaping revealed

Strict new policies are aimed at curbing a trend which has seen more than 2000 students being suspended this year.

  • byHolly Thompson
How money can corrupt science – and what to do about it
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Science

How money can corrupt science – and what to do about it

If we can’t trust scientific studies funded by vested interests,should we ban commercial funding of research altogether?

  • byLiam Mannix
What is snus and is it legal in Australia?

What is snus and is it legal in Australia?

Health authorities are keeping a close eye on a new type of nicotine product making its way into Australia.

  • byMary Ward