Mark Butler’s vaping nightmare only gets worse

MARK BUTLER'S CRACKDOWN ON VAPING is rapidly becoming a disaster. Recent reports of the firebombing of tobacconist and vape shops in Victoria are an inevitable result of handing the control of vapes and tobacco over to criminal networks and motorcycle……
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How to deal with the vaping in schools - advice for teachers

VAPING BY STUDENTS at Australian schools is increasing and is understandably creating great concern for teachers and difficulties with enforcement. While most Australian schools have clear guidelines on smoking, most do not have a policy on vaping or provide education……
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Does Mark Butler care about low-income middle aged smokers?

NEW RESEARCH PUBLISHED today in Health Economics found that poor, middle-aged Australians are more likely to die from cancer than other Australians and the gap is widening. The obvious and major contributor is the persistent high smoking rate in this……
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Butler set to effectively ban all refillable vaping products

IN A MAJOR ESCALATION of the crackdown on vaping, it appears likely that Health Minister Mark Butler will effectively ban refillable vaping devices as well as disposables. Only closed pod systems will be legally available in Australia with a prescription……
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Poor policy on tobacco and vaping supports organised crime

FLAWED GOVERNMENT POLICIES on tobacco and vaping have been major drivers of organised crime in Australia. High tobacco taxes and harsh restrictions on vaping have created rampant black markets run by criminal gangs, causing widespread harm and public concern. Tobacco……
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Stop Smoking Start Vaping e-book now free

STOP SMOKING START VAPING is now available FREE as an e-book. You can download a complimentary PDF copy for personal use. Click here to download a free copy   Please share this link on social media Once you have downloaded……
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Vaping nicotine is beneficial to young people at a population level

UNDERAGE VAPING continues to dominate the media and drives public policy in Australia. Daily, alarmist headlines feed the anxieties of parents, teachers and public health officials and have created a full-blown moral panic. However, the fear of youth vaping greatly……
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Why Australia should not ban disposable vapes

MINISTER BUTLER HAS ANNOUNCED a plan to ban all (legal and non-legal) disposable vaping products in Australia, because of widespread use by young people. The proposed ban has been widely criticised by leading experts. It will not stop illegal imports……
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Vaping is not a gateway to smoking. An evidence review

ONE OF THE MOST COMMON arguments against vaping is that it will increase youth smoking (the 'gateway theory'). However, there is now good evidence that this is not true. In fact, vaping is REDUCING smoking rates in young people. Young……
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Leading health experts urge lawmakers to reform vaping laws

FORTY FIVE LEADING TOBACCO TREATMENT, public health and addiction experts from Australia and New Zealand are urging lawmakers to listen to the Australian National Advisory Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ANACAD) ahead of Health Minister Mark Butler’s proposed vaping……
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