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Justin Bieber spotted vaping at LA hotspot

Justin Bieber was spotted vaping in West Hollywood this week inside trendy French restaurant Coucou alongside wife Hailey. California has banned vaping indoors since 2016 under its workplace and public space smoking laws, but the Canadian superstar didn’t seem fazed as he…

India’s policy think tank calls for vape ban change as illicit youth use surges

India’s top policy think tank calls for a vape ban review amid growing evidence of illicit use among young people.

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Disposable ban fails to stick as quarter of UK retailers break the law

Nearly one in four UK vape retailers are selling disposable vapes illegally just weeks after they were banned, according to a new investigation. The findings, published by online nicotine retailer Haypp, show that 23 per cent of shops visited by mystery shoppers…

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Vaping better than NRT at helping disadvantaged smokers quit, Australian study finds

Smokers given flavoured vapes were three times more likely to quit than those using gum or lozenges Nearly one in three vape users stayed smoke-free after six months, versus one in 10 using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) Fewer side effects were reported…

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Australia’s youth smoking and vaping rates surge after vape ban

Shock new data shows smoking and vaping rates are surging among young Australians despite the sweeping ban on vapes. Young people aged 18 to 24 now have the highest rate of smoking or vaping of any age group in Australia, with 28…

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Ireland has “taken its eye off the ball” on smoking, warns addiction specialist

Ireland has lost focus on tackling smoking while intensifying efforts to restrict vaping, a leading addiction specialist has said. Dr Garett McGovern, a GP and Medical Director at the Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum, says the national conversation has become increasingly hostile…

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Australia’s vape crackdown backfires as black market outpaces legal sales 1,700 to one

Australia’s strict vaping laws appear to be backfiring, with black market sales now outstripping legal ones by almost 1,700 to one. Experts warn the country is losing the “war on nicotine” in much the same way as it lost the war on…

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Australia’s low pharmacy uptake sparks blackmarket fears

Australia’s pharmacy-only vape laws are pushing consumers into the arms of organised crime, critics have warned. Under landmark federal reforms introduced in October, nicotine vapes can only be legally sold in the country through pharmacies. The policy was designed primarily to curb…

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Australia’s vape crackdown backfires as smoking rates stay high

Australia has some of the world’s strictest vaping laws - but this hasn’t led to lower smoking rates. That’s the key conclusion of a new expert review titled ‘A short history of e-cigarette policy in Australia,’ published in the peer-reviewed Journal of…

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