Tag: e-cigarettes
A damning review of e-cigarettes shows vaping leads to smoking, the opposite of what supporters claim
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A major review on the health effects of e-cigarettes reflects what public health advocates have feared – escalating use of e-cigarettes in school-aged children,...
Many e-cigarette vaping liquids contain toxic chemicals: new Australian research
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From October 1, it’s been illegal to buy e-liquids containing nicotine without a prescription from a doctor everywhere in Australia, except South Australia.
But...
From October, it will be all but impossible for most Australians to vape — largely because of Canberra’s little-known ‘homework police
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After a misstep, it’s about to become illegal to import e-cigarettes without a prescription, which means that, for most Australians, it’ll...
Why the ban on nicotine vape fluid will do more harm than good
Last week the federal government’s Office of Drug Control announced changes to the importation of nicotine-containing electronic cigarette fluids that will seriously affect the estimated 227,000...
What are ‘heat not burn’ products and are they any safer than traditional cigarettes?
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Philip Morris International, one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, recently lodged an application to allow the sale of its “heat not burn” products in...
It’s safest to avoid e-cigarettes altogether – unless vaping is helping you quit smoking
The recent vaping-related deaths in the US have brought the issue
into the spotlight around the world. From shutterstock.com
Health authorities in the United States are investigating 530...