Vaping
Reporting on e-cigarettes: how people use them, what research finds and how regulation shapes access. Explore evidence, market developments and policy debates without treating every nicotine product as the same.
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Australia’s vape crackdown fails as black market surges
Australia’s crackdown on vaping is failing, with new official figures showing only a trickle of legal sales through pharmacies while the black market thrives.
Teenagers turn to black market for vapes
Most under-18s who vape are sourcing vapes through the black market, new polling suggests - a warning sign that restrictions and bans are failing to keep products out of young people’s hands.
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.