"I believe it is my human right to choose how best to deal with my own health." - 73yr old Vaping Consumer

I am a 73 years old female who began vaping 10 years ago as a last attempt to stop smoking after more than 50 years of smoking. It took me seven months of dual use to stop smoking and over a year after that to stop craving tobacco. I am still constantly astonished that I am alive after expecting to be dead within five years when I was very sick because of my smoking.

When I began vaping I thought it was just a matter of time before the government realised what a great opportunity they had to stop people smoking altogether. I waited and waited and now the government appears to be intent on destroying this opportunity completely with this legislation.

Any product which people want is something which will be supplied to them. It can be done by governments, legal trading or a black market and whatever is easiest and least expensive is usually the one which will win the market share. Young people have always been able to get tobacco and alcohol through their older friends, so no system is completely foolproof but at least there is some control which doesn’t exist when there is a black market.

I am currently slowly stopping vaping as I think I am safe from tobacco now but when my life was in danger from smoking, vaping really did save my life. I believe it is my human right to choose how best to deal with my own health problems, after all my body is the one possession I know I will own until I die.

Submission To Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Vaping Reforms) Bill 2024 Inquiry

Sub 225 - Ms Judith Wolters.pdf

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