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Vaping among adults at highest level in eight years

Percentage of adults using both vapes and cigarettes has doubled in three years

The Independent UK

Number of UK adults who vape reaches record level, report finds

Experts demand fresh focus on harms of nicotine products as number who both smoke and vape doubles

The Guardian - UK

How to talk to your kids about the dangers of vaping, as report finds almost one million have tried it this year

Stay calm, discuss the risks and work with their teachers, says an expert.

The Independent UK

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SAMHSA finds increase in nicotine vaping, treatment uptake - Roll Call

Mental health and substance use issues have largely remained stable since 2021, but more people received treatment in 2023 compared to 2022.

Roll Call

Vaping and mental health are closely linked. That can make quitting even harder

Vaping is in your news feed for its regulation, impact on public health and effects on young people.

The Conversation

Clearing the Air: How College Sports Venues are Handling the Rise of Disposable Vapes

Recently, disposable vapes have presented college sports venues with unique challenges. Once known for hosting large crowds and cultivating vibrant community gatherings, administrators now must address how vape use affects attendees at games; ...

USA Today Sports Media Group

FDA OKs best-selling e-cigarette Vuse Alto, but only in tobacco flavor

Federal health officials have authorized sales of Vuse Alto, the best-selling e-cigarette in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration made the decision Thursday, allowing Reynolds American to keep its reusable e-cigarette on the market for years to come

The Independent UK

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Carnival Cruise Line makes bold decision on smoking and vaping

The cruise line pushed back on passengers who think its policies are too strict.

The Street

SCOTUS Will Decide Whether the FDA's 'Regulatory Switcheroos' on Vaping Were 'Arbitrary and Capricious'

The 5th Circuit ruled that the agency violated the Administrative Procedure Act when it rejected applications from manufacturers of flavored nicotine e-liquids.

Reason

Fight over flavored vapes lands at Supreme Court - Roll Call

The decision comes weeks after the FDA authorized the marketing of the first menthol-flavored vaping products.

Roll Call

Australians now need a prescription to buy a vape under new ‘world-leading’ law

The law restricts vape sales to pharmacies and will temporarily require a doctor’s prescription for the buyer.

Fortune

Australia Introduces Tough Anti-Vaping Laws

Australia enforces strict anti-vaping laws to curb youth appeal, sparking concerns about potential black market and impact on public health.

Top News

The sale of vapes outside pharmacies has been banned across Australia – here’s what you need to know

E-cigarette packaging and flavours will be tightly restricted, and until October adults will need to get a prescription from their GP to buy a therapeutic vape

The Guardian - AU

Albanese links new energy plan to cost-of-living crisis

Cost-of-living support in the form of tax cuts and higher pay for minimum-wage workers are among changes to come into effect in the new financial year.

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The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Sonic Fields; Buried: The Last Witness; The Vaping Wars – review

A dive into the history of the UK’s music festivals is life-enhancing, while two disturbing investigative series tackle toxic dumping in Wales and the origins of vaping

The Guardian - AU

‘I’m like a fine wine connoisseur’: the vapers fuming at Australia’s tough new laws and lack of flavours

The so-called toughest vape laws in the world are unfair and might create a new black market, seasoned vapers say

The Canberra Times

'Every week a young person needs help quitting': GP supports over-the-counter vapes

Patients started using flavoured vapes in high school.

AAP

World-first laws curtailing vape sales pass parliament

Vapes will only be able to be sold over the counter at pharmacies under world-leading reforms passed by federal parliament.

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The Conversation

Australians will soon only be able to buy vapes from pharmacies. Should New Zealand follow suit?

Australia will become the first country to restrict vape sales to pharmacies from next week. This new policy represents a very different approach to the path Aotearoa New Zealand is taking, and includes some important steps.

The Conversation

FDA authorized the sale of menthol-flavored e-cigarettes – a health policy expert explains how the benefits may outweigh the risks

On June 21, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the marketing of the first electronic cigarette products in flavors other than tobacco in the U.S. Of the four new authorized products, two are sealed, prefilled pods with menthol flavored nicotine liquid that can be used in certain types…

The Guardian - AU

Pharmacists say they were not consulted on ‘rushed’ Labor-Greens vape deal

Federal health minister counters that Pharmacy Guild did not make submission to regulation inquiry and selling vapes still a decision for individual stores

AAP

Vape ban contested as smokescreen rises over costs

Access to vapes will be made harder under new laws but the banning of e-cigarettes is being criticised as counterintuitive for promoting a black market.

The Guardian - AU

Labor says ‘no mandated sanction’ after senator crosses floor – as it happened

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Reason

FDA Belatedly and Arbitrarily Approves Menthol Vapes

The agency's inscrutable approach to harm-reducing nicotine products sacrifices consumer choice and public health on the altar of youth protection.

The Guardian - AU

With the Liberals non-committal on vaping, Labor has been driven into the arms of ‘anti-prohibition’ Greens

July deadline means ALP eager to reach agreement, despite some advocates warning against watering down the crackdown

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