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| Australian government expected to crack down on illegal vaping amid rising uptake by teens | Australian government expected to crack down on illegal vaping amid rising uptake by teens |
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| Changes to include introduction of plain packaging and ban on certain flavours, in line with suggestions from product watchdog review | Changes to include introduction of plain packaging and ban on certain flavours, in line with suggestions from product watchdog review |
| The Australian government is expected to announce a crackdown on illegal vaping as early as next week, as concerns rise over the increasing uptake among teenagers. | The Australian government is expected to announce a crackdown on illegal vaping as early as next week, as concerns rise over the increasing uptake among teenagers. |
| The health minister, Mark Butler, will announce long-mooted changes to vaping regulation, including introducing plain packaging and a ban on certain flavours, ahead of the federal budget on 9 May. | The health minister, Mark Butler, will announce long-mooted changes to vaping regulation, including introducing plain packaging and a ban on certain flavours, ahead of the federal budget on 9 May. |
| News.com.au first reported on Friday that Butler had promised “substantial action”, saying the government planned to move on “non-pharmaceutical” vapes, and indicating a focus on importation from overseas. | News.com.au first reported on Friday that Butler had promised “substantial action”, saying the government planned to move on “non-pharmaceutical” vapes, and indicating a focus on importation from overseas. |
| He told the publication there had been enforcement issues – because vapes are imported in small boxes, making them hard to intercept at the border, and a reluctance for state and territories to divert resources to policing the black market. | |
| “So we’ve got to take action on the border,” Butler said. “States have to take some action around policing and retail arrangements. I think there’s the appetite to do that.” | “So we’ve got to take action on the border,” Butler said. “States have to take some action around policing and retail arrangements. I think there’s the appetite to do that.” |
| Butler’s office declined to comment on the news.com.au report. However, Guardian Australia understands the minister will discuss a vaping crackdown in his speech to the National Press Club on 2 May, a week before the federal budget. | Butler’s office declined to comment on the news.com.au report. However, Guardian Australia understands the minister will discuss a vaping crackdown in his speech to the National Press Club on 2 May, a week before the federal budget. |
| The health minister has long foreshadowed a federal crackdown on vapes, especially those containing nicotine. | The health minister has long foreshadowed a federal crackdown on vapes, especially those containing nicotine. |
| Vaping products popular among young adults often come in fruit or candy flavours, with brightly coloured packaging. Butler flagged the government is interested in pursuing a plain packaging model. | Vaping products popular among young adults often come in fruit or candy flavours, with brightly coloured packaging. Butler flagged the government is interested in pursuing a plain packaging model. |
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| Last month a review by the Therapeutic Goods Administration called for the government to ban vape flavours, adopt plain packaging and include warnings of the health dangers. | Last month a review by the Therapeutic Goods Administration called for the government to ban vape flavours, adopt plain packaging and include warnings of the health dangers. |
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| It received about 4,000 submissions from medical bodies, with overwhelming support to beef up regulation on the importation of vape, with a requirement of importers to a hold permit. | It received about 4,000 submissions from medical bodies, with overwhelming support to beef up regulation on the importation of vape, with a requirement of importers to a hold permit. |
| Vapes that have nicotine in them are legally only meant to be prescribed by a doctor as a cessation tool but there is a thriving black market, with convenience stores selling the products to minors. | Vapes that have nicotine in them are legally only meant to be prescribed by a doctor as a cessation tool but there is a thriving black market, with convenience stores selling the products to minors. |
| A recent study of 1,006 people aged between 15 and 30 from the George Institute for Global Health showed 14% were current vape users and 33% had vaped in the past. | A recent study of 1,006 people aged between 15 and 30 from the George Institute for Global Health showed 14% were current vape users and 33% had vaped in the past. |
| “The current use prevalence of 14% found in this sample is substantially larger than the 4.5% of 15- to 24-year-olds and 4.8% of 25- to 29-year-olds who reported current e-cigarette use in the 2019 National Drug Study Household Survey,” the study found. | “The current use prevalence of 14% found in this sample is substantially larger than the 4.5% of 15- to 24-year-olds and 4.8% of 25- to 29-year-olds who reported current e-cigarette use in the 2019 National Drug Study Household Survey,” the study found. |