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  • What is happening with vaping among adolescents and young adults in Aotearoa?

    … is growing concern about the increasing prevalence of vaping among young people in Aotearoa New Zealand. In this … latest data from available sources about the prevalence of vaping and related beliefs and patterns of behaviour among … growing concern and related commentary about increasing vaping among young people in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). This …
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  • Vaping prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022/23 NZ Health Survey

    … Summary More New Zealanders than ever are vaping according to the latest data from the New Zealand … The findings suggest that the regulatory framework for vaping products needs to be strengthened to minimise youth vaping while also encouraging and supporting older people who …
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  • Is youth vaping a problem in New Zealand?

    … media reports have presented conflicting evidence on youth vaping in NZ. While some NZ school principals report concerns about increasing vaping on school grounds and confiscating vapes, ASH Year 10 … as suggesting few young people who are non-smokers are vaping. How can these apparently contradictory perceptions …
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  • Vaping needs much tighter regulation as we approach Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Two new studies

    … Two recent studies provide new insights into the impact vaping may have on public health. The first estimates that use of modern vaping devices could be around a third as harmful to health … to estimate the net health and cost impacts for NZ of vaping devices having become widely available. We draw on …
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  • What can Aotearoa NZ learn from Australia’s new vaping policies?

    … Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), Australia has not treated vaping products as consumer products but instead as … this approach, illegal supply of vapes has seen youth vaping rise. The Australian Minister of Health, Mark Butler, … responded by announcing new measures that will restrict vaping product imports, end sales of disposable vaping …
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  • Smoking and vaping among 14 to 15 year olds: Government action urgently needed

    … Summary Many groups have raised concerns about rising youth vaping rates, particularly among young people who had never … doubled between 2019 and 2023. These results suggest vaping is not displacing smoking, which was already low among … for stronger policies that protect young people from both vaping and smoking. Vaping’s role in fostering population …
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  • Proposals to reduce youth vaping: Important steps but a more comprehensive approach needed

    … Dr Ayesha Verrall has outlined proposals to strengthen vaping product regulation. Noting that: “ youth vaping rates are too high and we need to strike a better … measures that could more comprehensively regulate vaping product design and packaging, pricing, availability …
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  • Daily nicotine use increases among youth in Aotearoa NZ: The 2021 Snapshot Y10 Survey

    … aged 14-15. The survey provides important information on vaping and smoking among an age group where dependence on … reveals declining daily smoking, it also shows increasing vaping, particularly among Māori. We explain why rising vaping prevalence should be of concern and may warrant …
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  • Should smokefree indoor areas = vapefree areas?

    … about how the wider uptake of e-cigarette use (known as “vaping”) will be managed. In this blog, we consider arguments about the indoor public settings where vaping should be allowed or prohibited. We conclude that … be sold in NZ give extra emphasis to the question of where vaping should and should not be allowed in this country. …
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  • The rise and rise of specialist vape stores: Time for the Government to act

    … Summary Vaping prevalence among young people has increased rapidly. … outlets (typically dairies) that sell a full array of vaping flavours. The Vaping Industry Association of New Zealand (VIANZ) responded …
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