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Black market THC (cannabis) cartridges are cause of vaping-related lung injury
Posted on October 4, 2019
The outbreak of serious vaping-related lung injuries in the US and Canada is almost certainly due to black-market THC (cannabis) oils sold by street dealers, NOT nicotine e-liquid. Download one-page ATHRA handout… Read more -
Online sales to South Australian vapers banned from today
Posted on October 1, 2019
From today, 1 October 2019, online sales of vaping products are banned to South Australian vapers. Local and interstate vendors will face stiff fines for selling even a single strand of cotton… Read more -
My journey to a smoke-free life - Rikki’s story
Posted on September 23, 2019
Let me start by thanking ATHRA and A/Prof Colin Mendelsohn for all their hard work in bringing this life-saving technology to the awareness of the public. My journey started with a phone… Read more -
Government officials misleading the Australian public on vaping needs to end
Posted on September 18, 2019
A recent statement by Australia's Chief Medical Officer and State and Territory Chief Health Officers, ‘E-cigarettes linked to severe lung illness’ is alarmist, potentially misleading and does not accurately reflect the current… Read more -
Scaremongering about vaping will cost Australian lives
Posted on September 16, 2019
An outbreak of a serious lung illness in the US and six deaths ‘linked to vaping’ has led to calls to stop all vaping. Should former smokers who are now vaping nicotine… Read more -
New study confirms combining vaping with nicotine patch is more effective
Posted on September 10, 2019
New evidence from a large New Zealand study has found that combining nicotine vaping with nicotine patches can help more smokers quit, and could help hundreds of thousands of Australian smokers to… Read more -
An update on the lung disease outbreak in the US
Posted on September 7, 2019
The mysterious lung disease in the US is almost certainly due to vaping contaminated THC (the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis) and has nothing to do with vaping nicotine to stop smoking. The… Read more -
Vape to Quit campaign coming soon in New Zealand
Posted on August 29, 2019
New Zealand continues to show leadership in tobacco harm reduction with the new Vape to Quit campaign to go live on 13 October 2019. The government campaign will encourage smokers to quit… Read more -
Outbreak of lung illness in the US not due to vaping nicotine
Posted on August 21, 2019
The US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) is investigating an outbreak of severe lung disease affecting over two hundred patients in several US states and the death of two people which 'have… Read more -
The Long-Term National Health Plan: all rhetoric and no substance
Posted on August 17, 2019
Health Minister Greg Hunt proudly announced a new target of 10% smoking by 2025 in his National Press Club address in Canberra this week under Australia's so called Long Term National Health… Read more -
Vaping much less harmful to lungs than smoking, review confirms
Posted on August 7, 2019
A comprehensive review of the effects of vaping on the lungs has confirmed that vaping is much less harmful than smoking. The findings are in line with the advice from the British… Read more -
The truth about e-cigarettes. An expert view
Posted on August 2, 2019
Professor John Britton, director of the UK Centre for Tobacco & Alcohol Studies at the University of Nottingham, outlines the truth about vaping and calls out the overreaction and hysteria by some… Read more -
Finally, information about the Scientific Inquiry into vaping, but questions remain
Posted on August 1, 2019
Finally, the government has released some details of the Scientific Inquiry into vaping, in response to a question by Senator Cory Bernardi in the Senate yesterday. Surprisingly, there are no terms of… Read more -
Doctors should recommend vaping to smoking patients
Posted on July 24, 2019
Medical Republic, 24 July 2019 The recent Australian Burden of Disease Study shows that smoking is still the largest cause of death and disease in our patients. This is not surprising, since… Read more -
Tragic death of child highlights urgent need for liquid nicotine regulation
Posted on July 19, 2019
Herald Sun, 18 July 2019 The Victorian Coroner released a heartbreaking report yesterday into the death of an 18-month-old child who died after ingesting a highly concentrated form of nicotine liquid. The… Read more -
Daily vaping while smoking doubles quit rates, large US study finds
Posted on July 14, 2019
A large study in the US has found that smokers who vaped daily were nearly twice as likely to have quit smoking two years later than smokers who were not vaping. The… Read more -
Have we become complacent about smoking?
Posted on July 9, 2019
Medical Republic, 8 July 2019. For many years, Australia has been a world leader in tobacco control, enjoying steady and rapid declines in smoking rates. However, recently that has changed. Over the… Read more -
Australian researchers claim to have found the mythical gateway!
Posted on July 6, 2019
Australian researchers recently set out to prove that vaping increases the risk of smoking (the gateway theory) in young adults. The study did not find evidence to support the pre-determined conclusion, but… Read more -
Queensland Health misleads the public on vaping...again
Posted on July 4, 2019
Filter Magazine, 4 July 2019. Queensland Health, has been caught out misleading the public in the sunshine state on vaping, for the third time in little over a year. In its recently… Read more -
What can Australia learn about vaping from England?
Posted on July 3, 2019
OK, they can't play cricket for nuts and Brexit is a mess, but smoking rates are falling in England nearly twice as fast as in Australia as record numbers of smokers take… Read more -
ATHRA slams NT Government for failing smokers
Posted on June 17, 2019
The Sunday Territorian, 16 June 2019 The NT Government released its five-year Tobacco Action Plan earlier this month. In the clearest demonstration yet that the Government has lost its way, the document… Read more -
Should Samantha stop vaping in pregnancy?
Posted on June 11, 2019
SAMANTHA is a 26 week pregnant Queensland mum who vapes. Some experts think she should stop vaping to protect her child. What do you think? Smoking can be an incredibly powerful addiction,… Read more -
Vaping Facts. New campaign by NZ Ministry of Health to promote vaping
Posted on June 9, 2019
The New Zealand Ministry of Health has launched Vaping Facts, a new website and campaign to inform smokers of the facts about vaping and to encourage them to make the switch. The… Read more -
Joe Hildebrand. Vaping is the only way I could quit
Posted on June 8, 2019
Well known journalist and TV presenter Joe Hildebrand vapes on Sky News and explains to Ben Fordham how vaping helped him quit. He hasn't had a cigarette for two and a half… Read more -
Vaping can be valuable. So why is it illegal?
Posted on May 30, 2019
Herald Sun RendezVous, 30 May 2019. Australia is the only western democracy to ban the sale and use of nicotine for vaping. Vaping is contributing to rapidly falling smoking rates in the… Read more