Will China stop supplying illegal vapes to Australia?

EMERITUS PROFESSOR SIMON CHAPMAN AND COLLEAGUES are predicting that illegal vapes will virtually disappear in Australia because the Chinese government requires “all exporters to obey the laws of the countries to which they are exporting”. [link Sub 208, Sub 62]……
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Youth vaping rates higher in Australia than other countries

AUSTRALIA'S HARSH DE FACTO PROHIBITION of vapes has failed to reduce youth access. The youth vaping rate in Australia is higher than in most other countries where vaping is regulated as an adult consumer product. A review of current youth……
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Proposed restrictions will have no impact on the vape black market - experts

THREE EXPERT WITNESSES have told the Senate Inquiry into Vaping that the current vaping black market will continue unabated under the proposed legislation. No level of enforcement can restrict the established illicit trade and reduce its profitability. All three witnesses……
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My evidence at the Senate Inquiry

IN MY INTRODUCTORY SPEECH to the Senate Vaping Inquiry on 2 May 2024, I cover two major concerns about Australia’s vaping policy and comment on the blatant misinformation presented to the Inquiry.    1. The current de facto ban……
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Debunking Anti-Vaping Claims in the Senate Inquiry

THE SENATE INQUIRY INTO VAPING has been inundated with submissions from respected Australian health organisations and academics. However, a closer analysis reveals that many of these submissions are rife with misleading or exaggerated information and lack evidence-based support. I analysed……
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Vaping prohibition has failed, experts say

HARSH GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS on vaping products amount to prohibition and have created "an extraordinarily large, uncontrollable, and dangerous black market". Attempts to restrict the market further will almost certainly fail according to leading experts in criminology and law enforcement, Dr……
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Does vaping harm the lungs of adults who have never smoked?

RESEARCH HAS NOT IDENTIFIED any serious harms to the lungs from vaping nicotine by non-smoking adults in the short-medium term. An expert review concluded that vaping nicotine is unlikely to raise any significant concerns for lung health. (Polosa) There is……
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Promote vaping as an effective quitting aid - UK RCP

IN ITS LATEST COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, the prestigious UK Royal College of Physicians recommends that vaping nicotine should be promoted as an effective quitting aid, and that vaping poses only a small fraction of the risk of smoking. The approach recommended……
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Could nicotine pouches help you quit smoking?

NICOTINE POUCHES are becoming popular as safer nicotine alternatives to smoking tobacco in other countries. Are they legal in Australia? Are they safe? Where can you buy them?  Nicotine pouches are small bags of nicotine (in various doses) that are……
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The dilemma facing the NSW Parliament Inquiry into Vaping

THIS WEEK I GAVE EVIDENCE to the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into vaping. However, I was appalled by the false and misleading information provided to the Committee in anti-vaping submissions and oral evidence by experts whose advice has created the current……
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