THC concentrations in newly available products far exceed those of traditional smoked weed, which can have dangerous unintended consequences in adolescents.
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Allowing pharmacists to dispense nicotine vapes without a prescription would ensure people who are using them to quit smoking could access them legally, while preventing inappropriate sales to youth.
Here’s what to look for when you’re browsing for apps.
Australia’s anti-smoking public health campaign has been hugely successful, and it offers lessons on how to tackle the rise in vaping.
Black markets tend to attract established organised crime groups, which have the capacity to use violence to enforce contracts, collect debts and threaten competitors.
Influencers could play an important role in encouraging teenagers not to vape.
Times have changed. While in decades past we watched anti-smoking campaigns on TV, we now need anti-vaping messages on TikTok.
Nicotine pouches are placed between the lip and gum, and users absorb the nicotine in their mouths. Although these products don’t contain tobacco, this doesn’t mean they’re safe.
Spice has been nicknamed the ‘zombie drug’ due to the debilitating effects it can cause.
Some 17,000 people told us exactly how much they drank, smoked and used illicit drugs. Here’s a unique snapshot of Australians’ vices.
If the scheme isn’t successful, some people may continue using illicit vapes, or to switch to traditional cigarettes.
Vapes will be harder to access from today, but the restrictions are staged, with some due to roll out later in the year. Here’s what’s changing.
With 5 million vapers in the UK and rising fast, nearly 500 of these devices are being thrown away every minute.
Small changes, big savings.
Teens who quit vaping or drastically cut back are likely to experience withdrawal symptoms. Here’s how to support young adults through withdrawal and quitting.
Clinical trials have demonstrated the health benefits of cannabis for certain conditions, but many aren’t testing smoked or vaped forms. Research on cannabis smoke is raising concerns.
It’s not just the ingredients we should be concerned about. The devices themselves release chemicals that end up in our blood and urine.
South Africa’s vaping tax is not well-targeted to reduce consumption of vaping products by the youth.
The success of anti-smoking campaigns has come with growing stigma around lung cancer. Over one quarter of Australians admit they have less sympathy for lung cancer sufferers.
Social media platforms have policies prohibiting the promotion of tobacco products, including vaping. But these policies are routinely violated, with little or no consequences.
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Adviser, The Daffodil Centre, University of Sydney
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Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo
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Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Rutgers University
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Assistant Professor in Health Promotion and Policy, UMass Amherst, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of pediatrics, microbiology and immunology, and environmental sciences and engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Director of Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Research Fellow, The Daffodil Centre, University of Sydney
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University Research Lecturer, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Mental Health, University of East Anglia
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Professor and Dean, School of Public Health, Georgia State University
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Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast
