Smoking & vaping
Largest bust of vapes, nangs in Australia found in Perth’s north-east
“The sheer volume of nangs shows that they weren’t destined for our cake bakers.”
- by Michael Genovese
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Momentum to curb the ‘menace’ of vaping must be maintained
The number of daily cigarette smokers has halved in three decades, but clearly it is better to educate the public in the first place.
- The Herald's View
A major vaping crackdown was promised. Three months on, there’s no start date in sight
Health ministers will receive their first advice on the issue this week, but there is not yet a timeline for the reform.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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‘Russian roulette’: Teens suffer seizures, vomiting after using Snapchat vapes
Six young people have presented to emergency departments with seizures, loss of consciousness and vomiting within days of each other.
- by Mary Ward
Vape ban has seductive simplicity, but life is not so simple
The federal government’s intention is sound in trying to rein in vaping, but a blanket ban is not likely to achieve the desired result.
- by The Age's View
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Vaping ban likely to fuel black market: emails reveal drug advisory group’s fears
Some experts from the Australian National Advisory Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs debated how to warn the health minister about their misgivings in emails published under freedom of information.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Perth mum sounds alarm on vaping stores’ covert supply chain
A former vape store employee claims she was told to lie to health inspectors and police to cover up an under-the-counter black market.
- by Mia Egerton-Warburton
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‘It’s a joke’: Why young vaping addicts say regulations won’t work
E-cigarettes have ignited a health crisis among teens. Despite crackdowns by government and schools, kids are finding ways to sidestep restrictions.
- by Tim Elliott
Perth tobacco chain, bosses caught up in WA Health vape crackdown
A popular Perth smoke mart chain and its two directors are among the first to be charged over the sale of illegal e-cigarettes since WA’s vaping crackdown began last year.
- by Jesinta Burton
Tobacco crackdown to ban menthols and put taglines on every cigarette
Only 12 per cent of Australians are daily smokers, but the health minister wants that figure to drop below 5 per cent by decade’s end.
- by Paul Sakkal