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Over 500,000 vapers in Australia now, according to Government study
Posted on July 22, 2020
VAPING is now a mainstream quitting strategy for Australian smokers, with the number of vapers more than doubling in the last 3 years. In 2019, 2.5% of the population (aged 14+) or… Read more -
National survey suggests vaping is reducing smoking in Australia
Posted on July 16, 2020
FIGURES from the 2019 National Drug Household Strategy Survey released today suggest that vaping is playing a major role in reducing smoking rates in Australia. The survey by the Australian Institute of… Read more -
Vaping advice is flawed and disastrous for public health
Posted on July 14, 2020
THREE AUSTRALIAN anti-vaping advocates posted an article on The Conversation yesterday supporting further restrictions on nicotine vaping. The article is truly awful. Here are a few reasons why. The article is fatally… Read more -
Government cancels Medicare rebates for telehealth consultations for most nicotine scripts
Posted on July 13, 2020
MOST VAPERS will no longer be able to get Medicare rebates for telehealth consultations for nicotine prescriptions due to new restrictions from 20 July 2020. Most GPs are not willing to write… Read more -
Australia's ban on nicotine importation lifted...for now
Posted on June 27, 2020
PUBLIC HEALTH is the big winner from Health Minister Greg Hunt’s decision to delay the ban on importing nicotine. However, the fight to legalise vaping is far from over. The Minister announced… Read more -
Vapers are rightfully angry, anxious and shocked. What can you do?
Posted on June 22, 2020
ANGRY? YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE. Vapers are outraged, anxious and shocked at the sudden announcement banning nicotine for vaping. For many, vaping was the only quitting aid that worked. They… Read more -
Government announces major crackdown to effectively ban nicotine imports
Posted on June 19, 2020
THE PLAN announced today by the Health Department to block the importation of nicotine for vaping is effectively a death sentence for hundreds of thousands of Australian vapers and smokers. Many vapers… Read more -
Australian smokers denied a safer alternative
Posted on June 10, 2020
THE THERAPEUTIC GOODS ADMINISTRATION has failed Australia's smokers by rejecting an application for heated tobacco products to be made available in Australia. In its interim decision today, the TGA has ignored the… Read more -
Australian public grossly misinformed about vaping
Posted on June 7, 2020
THE PUBLIC remains badly misinformed about vaping according to the recently published NSW Smoking and Health Survey 2019. The level of misinformation is increasing each year. The survey of 3,058 adults in… Read more -
New Zealand leads the way with new vaping regulations
Posted on June 2, 2020
NEW ZEALAND Parliament is moving forward with sensible, balanced vaping regulations designed to help adult smokers switch to vaping while restricting access to young people. The proposed regulations were released by the… Read more -
World Vape Day. Let's celebrate, educate and help others
Posted on May 29, 2020
TODAY, 30 May 2020, is World Vape Day. World Vape Day aims to raise awareness of vaping and encourage smokers who are unable to quit on their own or with currently available… Read more -
Vape-friendly Aussie quit guidelines receive WHO award
Posted on May 25, 2020
THE Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has been named as a recipient of the WHO World No Tobacco Day awards for the latest update of its smoking cessation guidelines. The new… Read more -
Why ATHRA opposes the TGA nicotine amendements
Posted on May 21, 2020
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH has asked the medicines regulator (the Therapeutic Goods Administration) to amend the guidelines for nicotine in the Poisons Standard. However, the proposed changes miss the opportunity to correct… Read more -
ATHRA's first Facebook live stream a resounding success
Posted on May 15, 2020
ATHRA’s first facebook live stream was a resounding success (after some minor technical problems!). The video has had over 1,300 views on Facebook, 220 comments and wide sharing so far (Facebook link… Read more -
WA 'Nanny State' Inquiry calls for liberalisation of vaping laws
Posted on May 13, 2020
The final report of the WA 'Nanny State' Inquiry by the Select Committee on Personal Choice and Community Safety was tabled in the WA Parliament yesterday and made some important recommendations on… Read more -
Department of Health signals crackdown on importation of nicotine liquid
Posted on May 7, 2020
The federal Department of Health has asked the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to amend the scheduling of nicotine, signalling a crackdown on the importation of nicotine e-liquid. Concerns of a crackdown at… Read more -
Vaping in the Northern Territory. The good, bad and the ugly
Posted on May 6, 2020
The good news. Vaping is on the political agenda in the Northern Territory with the new Territory Alliance Party announcing plans to legalise vaping if it is elected to power in August… Read more -
Aussie vapers now able to get nicotine prescriptions
Posted on April 26, 2020
AUSTRALIAN doctors are now providing nicotine prescriptions when suitable for smokers who cannot quit with conventional treatments and choose to vape. A list of GPs who provide this service is available on… Read more -
Australian and New Zealand medical specialists announce support for vaping
Posted on April 23, 2020
LAST WEEK the peak professional body representing medical specialists in Australia and New Zealand announced its support for vaping as a quitting aid for smokers. The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)… Read more -
Expenditure on COVID-19 highlights the government's disregard for smokers
Posted on April 9, 2020
AUSTRALIAN public health experts have highlighted the contradiction between the unprecedented expenditure to control COVID-19 with the minimal resources allocated to help smokers quit. Smoking is a far greater risk to public… Read more -
New online smoking clinic offers prescriptions for vaping
Posted on April 1, 2020
AUSTRALIA'S first online medical service to help smokers quit is now available. The service offers prescriptions for vaping where appropriate. Quitclinics provides best-practice medical care for smokers. Smokers should try to quit… Read more -
No evidence that vaping increases the risk of COVID-19
Posted on March 26, 2020
THERE IS no evidence that vaping increases the risk or the severity of COVID-19 in vapers or bystanders, in spite of claims by anti-vaping activists. Click here to download a one-page handout… Read more -
Vaping has a protective effect in REDUCING teen smoking, new study
Posted on March 19, 2020
New research has found that the overall effect of youth vaping is to lead more adolescents AWAY FROM regular smoking than towards smoking ie that vaping has a net effect as a… Read more -
Who is misinforming Melbourne City Council on vaping?
Posted on March 14, 2020
THE PLAN by Melbourne City Council to extend its ban on vaping in the central business district is based on fear and misinformation, not on scientific evidence, and will do more harm… Read more -
Vaping is a gateway OUT OF smoking for young people
Posted on March 7, 2020
VAPING is likely to be diverting young people from smoking, rather than being a gateway to the deadly habit, according to new research. There is also scant evidence of a so-called “youth… Read more