Vaping related lung injury
As you know, the US 'vaping related lung injury' epidemic from THC (cannabis) vapes has led to a panic about nicotine vaping. Vapers are worried and most vape shops have noticed substantial downturns in business. It is not an exaggeration to say that the industry is at grave risk.
ATHRA has produced an up-t0-date one-page handout for download from our website which explains what is really going on and how you can minimise any risk. Please feel free to download, print, email and share as widely as you can esp on social media. More information is available on our blog here and below.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any queries or wish to share any information.
Other threats to vaping
Other imminent concern is a ban on internet sales, which will put most Australian vape shops out of business. This has just commenced in South Australia and there is talk of similar action in other states. See our blog here.
Flavour bans are also a threat and are being proposed by the anti-vaping lobby, following their introduction in some US states, and would also destroy the industry in Australia
Time to act
Vaping in Australia is at a crisis and needs your help to survive. Vaping nicotine has the potential to be the biggest public health success this century. But it could also be banned.
Please visit your local MP, donate to ATHRA here and support Legalise Vaping.
How about contacting your local newspapers and pitch a story about vaping with local case studies. Take along the ATHRA handout on the lung injury epidemic as the basis of a story. ATHRA is happy to help by providing expert comments if needed.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any queries or wish to share any information.
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The outbreak of serious vaping-related lung injuries in the US and Canada is almost certainly due to black-market THC (cannabis) oils sold by street dealers, NOT nicotine e-liquid. Download one-page ATHRA handout here The epidemic has caused great alarm amongst vapers, and Australian vendors have...
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From today, 1 October 2019, online sales of vaping products are banned to South Australian vapers. Local and interstate vendors will face stiff fines for selling even a single strand of cotton to a customer in South Australia. The negative impact of this regressive legislation...
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