Smoking & vaping
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Perth
‘Chemical cocktails’ in vape flavouring makes them dangerous, experts warn
A WA government campaign aims to highlight the harm behind vaping in the hope it will stop the habit from growing in schoolyards.
- by Holly Thompson
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Education
Student collapses while vaping in school toilets due to massive nicotine dose
Vapes have high levels of nicotine, and medical evidence suggests a huge dose caused an extended seizure for the Blue Mountains student.
- by Jordan Baker
Number of young people vaping doubles in a year as smoking rates drop
Experts have warned that rising rates of vaping among under-25s could undo decades of good work to reduce smoking rates.
- by Mary Ward
Smoking laws set to get tougher in Queensland amid vaping concerns
Pubs and clubs face a shake-up amid government concerns too many adults still smoke, and young people wrongly regard e-cigarettes as safe.
- by Sean Parnell
Opinion
Opinion
Australia failing its youth on vaping harm
To maintain profits and meet their obligations to shareholders, the tobacco industry needs to addict a new generation to nicotine.
- by Michelle Jongenelis
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Greg Hunt
Greg Hunt urges state governments to stop vapes being sold to children
Health minister Greg Hunt has written to state ministers urging them to stop the sale of e-cigarettes to children, but the states want them stopped at the border.
- by Dana Daniel
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Greg Hunt
‘Harmful and addicting youth’: Vaping crackdown flagged in national report
Brightly coloured vaping products that claim to be nicotine-free and have flavours like bubble gum and fairy floss could be banned in a national crackdown.
- by Dana Daniel
Editorial
Children's Health
Australia needs greater regulation on vaping
The federal government must redouble its efforts to crack down on vaping, before it becomes endemic among our young people and entices them towards tobacco.
- The Herald's View
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Australian Border Force
Doctors call for restrictions on vapes ‘aimed at kids’ as import ban fails to hurt black market
Australian doctors are calling for the ban of non-nicotine vaping products they say are designed to appeal to children with unknown long-term health consequences, while creating confusion that allows a black market to thrive.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
From the ashes: Smoking’s curious comeback on the silver screen
Cigarettes were all but snuffed out in films and TV shows by the turn of the millennium. Now they’re making a comeback. Plot-driven or something more sinister?
- by Tim Elliott
NSW campaign challenges teens ‘do you know what you’re vaping?’
The NSW government has pumped $300,000 into an education campaign to stem the growing tide of teenagers taking up vaping, while defending its existing efforts to crack down on the black market.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons