NSW HEALTH launched a crackdown on illegal vapes today and a plan to support young people addicted to vaping. While well intended, it is...

SMOKING IS THE LEADING PREVENTABLE CAUSE OF CANCER. There is now compelling evidence that switching to vaping can substantially reduce...

THE MEDIA IS AWASH WITH CONCERNS about youth vaping. However a balanced assessment should consider both the harms as well as the...

THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH is on a mission this week, waging a war on vaping. In an effort to “make Australia great again” in the field of...

A COCHRANE REVIEW published today found high-quality evidence that nicotine vapes and varenicline (Champix) are the two most effective...

MINISTER BUTLER’S UPDATED VAPING REGULATIONS are outlined in a recent Consultation Paper . Consultation has been sought as a box-ticking...

AUSTRALIA’S SMOKING RATES have “essentially flatlined ” according to Health Minister Mark Butler. The decline in smoking is 4-8 times...

ON 2 MAY 2023, HEALTH MINISTER MARK BUTLER claimed that “vaping is creating a whole new generation of nicotine dependency in our...

THE QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY into vaping has failed to provide a balanced and evidence-based report and is a huge missed...

YET AGAIN, an anonymous Australian anti-vaping ‘researcher’ has attempted to censor public debate on vaping, this time by making baseless...

ONLY ONE IN TWENTY 14-17-year-olds in Australia vapes ‘frequently’ and half of these were already smokers, according to Australian...

I GAVE A PRESENTATION at Grand Rounds at St Vincents’ Hospital, Darlinghurst today on the safety and effectiveness of vaping nicotine....

MARK BUTLER’S CRACKDOWN ON VAPING is rapidly becoming a disaster. Recent reports of the firebombing of tobacconist and vape shops in...

VAPING BY STUDENTS at Australian schools is increasing and is understandably creating great concern for teachers and difficulties with...

NEW RESEARCH PUBLISHED today in Health Economic s found that poor, middle-aged Australians are more likely to die from cancer than other...

IN A MAJOR ESCALATION of the crackdown on vaping, it appears likely that Health Minister Mark Butler will effectively ban refillable...

FLAWED GOVERNMENT POLICIES on tobacco and vaping have been major drivers of organised crime in Australia. High tobacco taxes and harsh...

STOP SMOKING START VAPING is now available FREE as an e-book. You can download a complimentary PDF copy for personal use. Click here to...

UNDERAGE VAPING continues to dominate the media and drives public policy in Australia. Daily, alarmist headlines feed the anxieties of...

MINISTER BUTLER HAS ANNOUNCED a plan to ban all (legal and non-legal) disposable vaping products in Australia, because of widespread use...