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Vaping reforms divide the ranks

Medical Forum·July 4, 2024

While the Senate’s move to crack down on nicotine vapes has been welcomed by health groups, some adult vapers have reportedly gone back on the cigarettes as they await the rollout of the pharmacy scheme. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

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UK to hand out vapes

Medical Forum·April 13, 2023

One million British smokers will be encouraged to swap cigarettes for vapes under a pioneering new ‘swap to stop’ scheme designed to cut smoking rates across the UK. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

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Vaping causes genetic damage

Medical Forum·February 16, 2023

Canadian researchers have shown that even low levels of exposure to vapour in the lungs can have significant health impacts. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

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Substance abuse and the Aussie workforce

Medical Forum·December 1, 2022

New research has revealed that Australians continue to have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, medication, cigarettes, vapes, and other drugs. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

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Young vapers 3 times as likely to smoke

Medical Forum·April 14, 2022

With countries such as the United Kingdom and New Zealand formerly touting vaping as the panacea for smoking, new research by the Australian National University’s (ANU) National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health indicates that the habit is far from risk free. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

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Vaping reforms divide the ranks

UK to hand out vapes

Vaping causes genetic damage

Substance abuse and the Aussie workforce

Young vapers 3 times as likely to smoke

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