{"id":13235,"date":"2023-11-28T16:35:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T11:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/australia-to-ban-import-of-disposable-vapes-citing-disturbing-increase-in-youth-addiction\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T16:35:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T11:05:23","slug":"australia-to-ban-import-of-disposable-vapes-citing-disturbing-increase-in-youth-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/australia-to-ban-import-of-disposable-vapes-citing-disturbing-increase-in-youth-addiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia to ban import of disposable vapes, citing &#8220;disturbing&#8221; increase in youth addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Sydney<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Australia will ban imports of disposable <span class=\"link\">vapes<\/span> from January 1, the government said Tuesday, slamming the devices as recreational products addicting children. The block on single-use vapes is aimed at reversing a &#8220;disturbing&#8221; increase in vaping among young people, Health Minister Mark Butler said.<\/p>\n<p> Australia first revealed the import ban in May but had not given a start date until now.<\/p>\n<p> Vaping had been sold to governments as a tool to help long-term smokers quit, Butler said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"newsletter_signup \">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-newsletter-widget embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-iframe\" data-ads=\"{\" wordcount=\"\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p> &#8220;It was not sold as a recreational product, especially not one targeted to our kids, but that is what it has become,&#8221; the minister said. &#8220;The great majority of vapes contain nicotine, and children are becoming addicted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-left embed--size-medium \"><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__icon\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__headline\">New study finds link between teen vaping and poor mental health<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">05:10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>About one in seven children aged 14-17 uses vapes, the government said in a statement. It cited &#8220;consistent evidence&#8221; that young Australians who vape are about three times more likely to take up tobacco smoking.<\/p>\n<p>Legislation will also be introduced in 2024 to outlaw the manufacture, advertising or supply of disposable vapes in Australia, the government said.<\/p>\n<p> The import ban was hailed by the Australian Medical Association.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Australia has been a world leader in reducing smoking rates and the subsequent health harms, so the government&#8217;s decisive action to stop vaping in its tracks and prevent further harm is very welcome,&#8221; said association president Steve Robson.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"australia-vape-1384477054.jpg \" height=\"428\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/11\/28\/1d5feace-d977-4ee9-9e9e-b1ac76efd8ad\/thumbnail\/620x428\/26a35faa569cb41facc222a100525efd\/australia-vape-1384477054.jpg?v=5659e73acd91751548aa89950cf015b0 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/11\/28\/1d5feace-d977-4ee9-9e9e-b1ac76efd8ad\/thumbnail\/1240x856\/d4122e516a19db96892381c24c062295\/australia-vape-1384477054.jpg?v=5659e73acd91751548aa89950cf015b0 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">A man is seen vaping as racegoers leave the track  after Sydney Racing Chandon Ladies Day at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney, Australia, March 12, 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Mark Evans\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The government said it was also introducing a scheme to enable doctors and nurses to prescribe vapes &#8220;where clinically appropriate&#8221; from January 1.<\/p>\n<h2> Australia&#8217;s anti-smoking battle<\/h2>\n<p>Australia has a long record of fighting smoking.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, it became the first country to introduce <span class=\"link\">&#8220;plain packaging&#8221; laws for cigarettes<\/span> \u2014 a policy since copied by France, Britain and others.<\/p>\n<p>High taxes have pushed up the price of a packet to about Aus$50 (US$33).<\/p>\n<p> For some people who would otherwise never have smoked, vaping is a &#8220;dangerous gateway&#8221; to tobacco, said Kim Caudwell, senior lecturer in psychology at Australia&#8217;s Charles Darwin University.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;So you can understand how at the population level, increased vaping and a resurgence of tobacco use will impact population health in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> Neighboring New Zealand until recently stood alongside Australia at the forefront of the battle against smoking.<\/p>\n<p> But its new conservative coalition government, which took power this week, has now promised to scrap a so-called &#8220;generational smoking ban&#8221; that would have stopped sales of tobacco to anyone born after 2008.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;I was absolutely shocked and appalled. It is one of the worst days I can remember for public health,&#8221; University of Otago tobacco control expert Richard Edwards told AFP. &#8220;It is public health vandalism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Sydney\u00a0\u2014 Australia will ban imports of disposable vapes from January 1, the government said Tuesday, slamming the devices as recreational products addicting children. The block on single-use vapes is aimed at reversing a &#8220;disturbing&#8221; increase in vaping among young people, Health Minister Mark Butler said. 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