Australia targets Big Tobacco in crackdown on vaping ​

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Australia announced a sweeping crackdown on vaping Tuesday, accusing tobacco companies of hooking the next 'generation of nicotine addicts' by deliberately targeting teenagers. ManilaBulletin

Australia announced a sweeping crackdown on vaping Tuesday, accusing tobacco companies of hooking the next "generation of nicotine addicts" by deliberately targeting teenagers.

But in recent years, Australia has struggled to contain the explosion in recreational vaping, particularly among teenagers. People will still be allowed to use vapes, with a prescription, as a tool to help them quit cigarettes. But in practice, they are widely available in small convenience stores -- a flourishing black market the government has struggled to contain."You go by a school during lunch hour now and it's hard to see a kid who isn't vaping," he said.

A 2022 study by the Australian National University found adolescents who vaped were three times more likely to start smoking.

 

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