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  • Will regular tobacco tax increases get NZ to the tobacco endgame?

    … include: (i) a strong evidence-base for effectiveness (e.g., as reviewed by the agency IARC); (ii) being a typically … the legal or illegal availability of alternatives (such as e-cigarettes); (iii) and how the price elasticity of tobacco … review ). Explore new regulatory options around the e-cigarette market. For example, there could be a single new …
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  • Why the New Zealand Government should reconsider abandoning denicotinised cigarettes

    … cigarettes leads to significant reductions in cigarette smoking and dependence, and increased quit attempts … as visionary as measures become established best practice (e.g., Ireland with smokefree environments; Australia with … 2 The nicotine in tobacco can be greatly reduced (e.g. by chemical extraction or gene editing) to produce very …
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  • What is happening with vaping among adolescents and young adults in Aotearoa?

    … Figure 3: Current (at least monthly) and daily smoking and e-cigarette use among 15-17 year olds, 2011/12 to 2020/21 … 2021/22. Figure 6: Trends in current and daily smoking and e-cigarette use among 18-24 year olds, 2011/12 to 2021/22 The …
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  • How can we address tobacco companies’ manipulation of cigarette prices?

    … ‘over-shifting’ or ‘under-shifting’ the tax increases, (i.e., increasing prices beyond the tax increase, or not … requires tobacco companies to supply data on the number of cigarette sticks released each year and the retail price of … included new variants within established brand families (e.g., Rothmans Royals) ensured people who smoked could switch …
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  • Reducing nicotine in smoked tobacco products: A pivotal feature of the Smokefree Aotearoa proposals

    … people who, having quit smoking, occasionally smoke a cigarette. 1-3 It aligns with the 2010 Māori Affairs Select … are now highly addictive, palatable and appealing (e.g., with high nicotine content and added sugar and … over half said they would quit smoking (40%) or switch to e-cigarettes (14%) if VLNCs were the only available smoked …
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  • Smoking and vaping among 14 to 15 year olds: Government action urgently needed

    …  and the proportion who both vape and smoke daily (i.e. dual users) based on ASH Year 10 data from 2019 , 2021 , … show that 58,694 of Y10 students have never smoked (i.e., 87.8% of the 66,850 Y10 students) while 802 Y10 students … represent young people who may only have had a puff on a cigarette once in the past through to those who smoke …
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  • Disposable vapes: An emerging environmental health threat

    … goals. 1 Prevalence translates directly into waste  While cigarette smoking in NZ has declined year-on-year until … systems, which were not designed to handle such complex e-waste, thereby imposing environmental burden.  … vape waste Vape waste comprises lithium-ion batteries, e-liquid (vaping liquid) residues, electronic circuits, …
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  • Youth vaping addiction: How it happens and why it matters

    … of nicotine very rapidly, comparable to the ‘hit’ from cigarette smoking. 1 2 Now an increasing proportion of young … disruption to learning caused by withdrawal symptoms (e.g. difficulty concentrating) and/or having to leave class … sports; risk of getting caught and associated consequences e.g., school suspension; impact on relationships e.g., with …
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  • What will the Government’s free vape starter kit programme achieve?

    … . Minister Costello has endorsed this goal, saying  “[W]e are committed to achieving the less than 5% smoke-free … it purchased  3,430 vaping devices and sufficient e-liquid pods to offer people three months’ supply . Although … (N = 56), and current regular (N = 196) baseline e-cigarette users, respectively. We have used a conservative …
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  • Highlights of the World Conference on Tobacco or Health

    … that the industry’s predictions of dire consequences (e.g. on boosting illicit trade, reducing the price of … of children and young people more. Another major theme was e-cigarettes. Once again there was lively debate about their … term to use than e-cigarettes and ENDs; The independent e-cigarette companies and the tobacco industry may have …
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