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Vaping continues to be a public health success in England
Posted on March 4, 2020
Vaping in England is almost exclusively confined to smokers and ex-smokers trying to reduce their harm from smoking. Vaping by young people who have never smoked is rare. These were the findings… Read more -
Lung Foundation Australia claims vaping as harmful as smoking
Posted on March 4, 2020
The CEO of Lung Foundation Australia recently made the alarming claim that vaping nicotine is at least as harmful as smoking cigarettes, if not more so. In an opinion piece in The… Read more -
Vaping. What people are getting wrong
Posted on February 9, 2020
In this video, Professor Robert West from University College London explains the hysteria and many myths that have developed around vaping nicotine. Via The Economist. The evidence does not support a 'youth… Read more -
Switch2vaping today on World Cancer Day
Posted on February 4, 2020
TODAY IS WORLD CANCER DAY. If you are a smoker, the best way to reduce your risk of cancer is to quit smoking. If you can’t quit, the next best thing is… Read more -
Study confirms vaping will save Australian lives
Posted on February 3, 2020
THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC REVIEW of vaping nicotine has concluded it is an effective quitting aid for smokers and could substantially reduce smoking rates in Australia. The peer-reviewed study by Australian academics Conjoint… Read more -
Peak Australian GP body supports vaping
Posted on January 28, 2020
IN A MAJOR POLICY SHIFT, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has supported vaping nicotine as an option for some Australian smokers in the latest national smoking cessation guidelines published today.… Read more -
How opponents of vaping aid and abet Big Tobacco
Posted on January 21, 2020
Many opponents of vaping think it is a big tobacco conspiracy to keep people smoking and hook more kids. The reality is that vaping is a huge and disruptive threat to the… Read more -
Queensland Health continues its vendetta against vapers
Posted on January 20, 2020
Queensland Health has continued its vindictive and ideological war on vaping by fining a vape shop for breaching advertising and display rules. Vape Central at Capalaba willfully exposed consenting adults to full… Read more -
Vaping is 95% safer than smoking. Fact or factoid?
Posted on December 23, 2019
It is often said that vaping is 95% safer than smoking. Is this figure just plucked out of the air as some critics claim or is it based on solid scientific evidence?… Read more -
Vitamin E acetate in illicit THC cartridges confirmed as VALI cause, new research
Posted on December 21, 2019
New research has established beyond reasonable doubt that Vaping Associated Lung Injury (VALI) is due to Vitamin E acetate in illegal THC (cannabis) cartridges, and not due to nicotine vaping. A new… Read more -
ATHRA supports introduction of heated tobacco products
Posted on December 13, 2019
Philip Morris Ltd has submitted an application to the Therapeutic Goods Administration to allow heated tobacco products (HTPs or heat-not-burn) to be sold in Australia as a consumer product. ATHRA supports the… Read more -
The facts about vaping. 15 key questions answered by Clive Bates
Posted on December 11, 2019
The media is full of bias and misinformation about vaping and it can be hard to find the truth. Leading tobacco harm expert Clive Bates has done this for us and gives… Read more -
ATHRA to challenge Northern Territory ban on vaping nicotine
Posted on December 1, 2019
All vapers using nicotine in the Northern Territory (even with a prescription) are committing a criminal offence with penalties up to $15,400 or 12 months in prison, according to the NT Minister… Read more -
ATHRA supports the establishment of new vape shop organisation
Posted on November 27, 2019
ATHRA welcomes the launch today of the Australian Retail Vaping Industry Association (ARVIA) which will support Australia’s vape shops. Vape shops are the modern-day smoking clinics which provide a valuable public health… Read more -
Why Australia’s vaping ban is poor public health policy
Posted on November 20, 2019
Australia is the only western democracy to ban the sale and use of nicotine for vaping. Australian policy is out of step with the scientific evidence and denies smokers who can’t quit… Read more -
Public health experts slam Government advice on vaping
Posted on November 17, 2019
Doctors and public health experts are demanding the Federal Government overhaul its advice on vaping nicotine, accusing it of “scaremongering” and forcing people back to cigarettes. By Annika Smethurst, National Political Editor,… Read more -
Switching to vaping reduces risk of vascular disease, Vesuvius study
Posted on November 16, 2019
A new, groundbreaking study has shown that smokers who switch to vaping have significantly reduced risk of cardiovascular disease (heart attacks and stroke) within a month. The 'Vesuvius' study allocated 114 smokers… Read more -
An update on the vaping-related lung injury outbreak
Posted on November 9, 2019
ATHRA reported in August 2019 that the US outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries was not due to nicotine vaping, but rather contaminated street drugs, mostly THC (cannabis). Finally, US authorities have acknowledged… Read more -
UK Parliament continues to strongly endorse vaping
Posted on November 2, 2019
The UK Parliament has strongly supported the role of vaping as an effective aid for quitting smoking in a debate this week. Support for vaping was unanimous in the debate, which recognised… Read more -
Australian Health Ministers misinformed on vaping nicotine
Posted on November 2, 2019
The Australian federal and state health ministers have shown their intention to continue to persecute vaping, at this week's Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting. This is an ominous sign for Australian… Read more -
Vapers urgently needed for video testimonials for new campaign
Posted on November 1, 2019
ATHRA urgently needs to find several Sydney-based vapers to tell their story in a video for a new campaign. We are ready to film the testimonials next week, all on one day… Read more -
Is the government putting tax dollars before the health of smokers?
Posted on October 23, 2019
In 2015/16 smoking killed over 20,000 Australians and cost the country $136 billion, according to a new report. The report concludes that Australia 'needs to continue to invest in strategies to prevent… Read more -
Vaping is helping more smokers quit, new study finds
Posted on October 18, 2019
Up to 70,000 smokers quit by switching to vaping in 2017 in England alone, according to a large population study published in the journal Addiction today. The study by leading researchers from… Read more -
New Zealand 'surge strategy' needed to reach Australia's smoking target
Posted on October 10, 2019
Australia needs a 'surge strategy' to facilitate the uptake of safer nicotine products such as vaping if it is to reach the target of <10% daily smoking by 2025. The strategy was… Read more -
Is there really an epidemic of youth vaping?
Posted on October 7, 2019
The much discussed ‘epidemic’ of youth vaping in the US actually does not exist, according to leading UK researchers who re-analysed the evidence on which the claim was based. In fact, there… Read more