More than a third of young adults are vaping and many of them are doing it even though they know vapes contain nicotine, Cancer Council data shows
More than one-third of young adults are using e-cigarettes, and almost three-quarters of parents suspect their child is vaping, a new study has found.
It found more than a third of young adults were e-cigarette users, while almost three quarters of young adults who had vaped before did so knowing the vapes contained nicotine. It is illegal to buy and sell e-cigarettes or any e-liquid that contains nicotine without a doctor’s prescription, or to sell those products to children, but companies are by-passing regulations by labelling e-cigarettes “nicotine-free”
“If a product is easy to get, it sends a signal to young people that these products are somewhat safe, because if they weren’t safe, then the government would be removing them from the shelves,” Brooks said.The health minister, Mark Butler, in May announced a ban on the import of nicotine and non-nicotine vapes and vape products, with only licensed pharmacists permitted to import and sell them to people who had a prescription from their GP.