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  • Retailing of vaping products – New NZ Research

    … 2 The proposed Bill enables retailers of specialist R18 vape stores to notify their business to the Ministry of … associated vaping items such as e-liquids, to specialist vape stores. 2   This approach implies all retailers, … of confidence in ENDS. Allowing only licensed specialist vape stores to sell ENDS would help ensure sales staff had …
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  • Vaping prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022-23 NZ Health Survey

    … in 2022/23. One in four 18-24 year olds were estimated to vape daily in 2022/23, around 110,000 people.     Vaping … daily in 2022/23. Māori were 2.5 times more likely to vape than non-Māori (adjusted prevalence ratio: 2.54; 95%CI: … the most deprived quintiles were 2.8 times more likely to vape than people living in the least deprived quintiles …
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  • What is happening with vaping among adolescents and young adults in Aotearoa?

    … from many countries have found that young people mostly vape with flavoured devices/e-liquids, with fruit and sweet … was ‘I like the flavours’. 13 There are no data on use of vape flavours among youth and young people in Aotearoa. In … most commonly cited as ‘very important’ for choosing a vape were flavour (44%) and nicotine content (43%). 14 Other …
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  • Slight drop in youth vaping but stark ethnic disparities remain

    … In previous Briefings 2 we highlighted that most teens who vape have never smoked regularly, a finding also reflected in … but one likely reason is a greater concentration of vape stores, selling very-low cost vaping products, in … Māori, more than one in five 14-15 year olds continuing to vape daily, and nicotine addiction remains a major concern. …
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  • Do Aotearoa’s new vaping regulations go far enough?

    … measures The new regulations will not allow new specialist vape retailers (SVRs) to operate within 300m of schools or … addicted to nicotine through vaping so they can become vape-free. We welcome steps to protect rangatahi; the … into force in August 2023; these limit the location of new vape shops, reduce the disposable vapes that may be sold, and …
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  • Should smokefree indoor areas = vapefree areas?

    … found that of those vapers who reported not being able to vape in places where smoking is typically banned, “only 12% … needs to be readily understandable to people who vape and those around them. Exemptions that allow vaping in … some cite visual similarity as a reason why they do not vape around people eating (3). If vaping is regarded as …
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  • Media release: Vaping crackdown falls short: Gaps in new bill leave youth at risk

    … more comprehensive approach, including tighter controls on vape store proximity to schools, stricter age verification … key factors such as these price promotions, the density of vape outlets, and vaping product appeal. Also, the definition …
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  • New e-liquid flavour restrictions: Potential impacts on young people and people who smoke

    … Act 2020 ; which differentiated between specialist vape retailers (SVR) and generic retailers. The former could … flavour ranges will still be available from specialist vape retailers. As of 29 July 2021, the Ministry of Health’s list of specialist vape stores included more than 400 retail outlets and more …
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  • What does recent biomarker literature say about the likely harm from e-cigarettes?

    … vaping is very dynamic (new products, changing ways people vape) and there is no evidence yet about long-term effects of …
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  • Media release: Youth vaping -The implications of addiction

    … develops and the problems it creates for young people who vape, including anxiety and mood disorders. The number of …
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