Vaping numbers surge despite crackdown Almost 400,000 Australians took up vaping between December 2022–23, representing a 30% year-on-year increase.
Three requirements for vape law success Lawmakers need to ensure users don’t turn to the illicit market, writes Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall.
DoHAC predicts early peak for vape prescriptions Documents published by the Office of Impact Analysis forecast a 10% annual decline in presentations for prescriptions once reforms bed in.
Provisional guidance out for vaping changes As a clampdown on the availability of e-cigarettes comes into effect, the RACGP has released revised guidelines for review.
New vaping cessation module planned as clampdown looms An incoming ban on the importation of single-use vaping products will likely result in more people seeking help from GPs to quit, an expert says.
Streamlining could make GPs more willing to prescribe vapes: RACGP In feedback provided to the TGA, the college has reiterated its support for reforms designed to minimise vaping harms.
New tobacco and nicotine laws ‘to be in place by next April’ Legislation entered Parliament this week, with measures to deter smoking among young people as well as cut the appeal of vapes.
Ban tobacco and vape political donations: RACGP It is among the college suggestions for proposed laws aimed at ensuring Australia remains a ‘world leader’ in tobacco control.
Big Tobacco’s new push into pharmacy vapes Documents seen by newsGP show how a tobacco giant is trying to corner the vaping market as the Government clamps down.
TGA’s vaping crackdown a sign of things to come The medicines regulator issued infringement notices to four entities this week, totalling almost $600,000.