It is sad for me to witness the impact on my fellow Australian smokers who are denied relevant legislation and regulations to allow them ac

"Vapes hold significant promise as smoking cessation aids among people in AOD treatment because of their unique ability to satisfy both nico

Regulation that is too severe (on vaping) risks making smoking more attractive

The overall benefit to health from switching from smoking to ENDS (Vapes) is substantial.

Minister Butler’s proposed crackdown will most likely further entrench the existing black market and result in ongoing access to vape

Unfortunately, the media, looking for controversy, public health advocacy, and politics, have created a sense of fear and crisis about vaping. More considered and evidence based responses are needed.

No health risks from vaping were found in one gold-standard study looking at over two years of e-cigarette use

Vaping is viewed and regulated quite differently in New Zealand than in Australia.

Uptake of the prescription model will continue to be low, smoking rates will decline more slowly, increased smoking related death and disease will result, and the restrictive model will ultimately fail.

There are chemical compounds in tobacco smoke, called monoamine oxidase inhibitors, that enhance nicotine's addictiveness

"Further restrictions will likely only make the problem worse and we’ll end up criminalising more people.

There's no evidence that vaping results in young people who are not at risk of smoking tobacco to take up smoking.

We know that reducing access to things that are desirable just results in a black market or people using/developing more dangerous substances.

“We know that reducing access to things that are desirable just results in a black market or people using/developing more dangerous substances”

excessive regulation that makes vaping less accessible, less appealing, more expensive or less effective perpetuates adult smoking

Further bans will make the black market worse: Further restrictions will likely only make the problem worse and we’ll end up criminalising more people.

A regulated consumer model would give adult smokers legal access to safer products, with fewer harmful chemicals and basic consumer protecti

Uptake of the prescription model will continue to be low, smoking rates will decline more slowly, increased smoking related death and disease will result, and the restrictive model will ultimately fail.

We want to avoid making policy driven by unsubstantiated anecdotal evidence or selective interpretations of the data.

THE e-cigarette debate highlights the futility and sometimes downright pomposity of the trendy new uber-simplistic concept of evidence-based