Teenage vaping in Australia has ‘turned a corner’ after ban, study says
Drop in school children vaping since Australian ban: study
- Australia's health minister, Mark Butler, has attributed a ban on disposable vapes to a significant reduction in vaping rates among school-aged children.
- The Generation Vape Research Project by Cancer Council reported that vaping among 14-17 year olds decreased from 17.5 per cent to 14 per cent between early 2023 and April this year.
- The government's 12-month campaign against illegal vape sales has resulted in the seizure of over 10 million illicit vapes, valued at half a billion dollars, in the past year.
- Although some vapes continue to enter the country, the ban has made disposable vapes more difficult to acquire and substantially increased their price, positively influencing young people.
- The ban aims to counter the targeting of children by the vape market and disrupt profits for organised crime, with the UK also implementing a similar ban on disposable vapes.