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The regulations are addressed at youth vaping in Australia, where about 22% of 18-24 year-olds reported using e-cigarettes or vaping devices at least once, data last year showed.
Vaping rates in middle school are on a slightly different trajectory CDC data also shows that vaping among middle schoolers has climbed from 3.3% in 2022 to 4.6% in 2023.
The scientific community in the United States and Europe are primarily concerned with the possible effect of electronic cigarette use on public health. [1] There is concern among public health experts that e-cigarettes could renormalize smoking, weaken measures to control tobacco, [2] and serve as a gateway for smoking among youth. [3]
The increased prevalence of vaping among males can be due to sociocultural characteristics or marketing messages and current trends. [61] There are growing concerns that e-cigarette advertising campaigns unjustifiably focus on young adults, adolescents, and women. [140]
Australia is developing regulations on e-cigarettes. [169] Laws vary across Australia's states and can conflict. In April 2014 a court decision made it illegal to sell or supply e-cigarettes regardless of their appearance or nicotine content (even if zero) in Western Australia. [170] Previously they were banned if they looked like cigarettes.
A study from the University of Georgia reports a lack of formalized training among school counselors in helping students with gaming, vaping addictions.
Australia has one of the highest cannabis prevalence rates in the world. [2] On 24 February 2016, Australia legalised growing of cannabis for medicinal and scientific purposes at the federal level. [3] On 12 November 2017, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) made low-THC hemp food legal for human consumption in Australia. [4]
Australia will ban imports of disposable vapes in January, the Health Minister said on Tuesday, the first step in a crackdown aimed at curbing the growing popularity of these nicotine-filled ...