Summary
Fewer school-age children in Australia are using vapes following a government ban on disposable vapes. A study showed that vaping among 14 to 17-year-olds dropped from 17.5% to 14.6% since the ban began. Australia now requires a prescription to purchase nicotine vapes legally.
Key Facts
- Vaping rates for school-aged children in Australia decreased after the ban on disposable vapes.
- The study, Generation Vape, tracked a drop in vaping from 17.5% to 14.6% among 14 to 17-year-olds between January and April 2023.
- People over 15 also showed more than a one-third reduction in vaping rates.
- The new laws, effective from July 2024, ban the production, import, advertisement, and supply of single-use vapes.
- Nicotine vapes can be legally bought only with a prescription from pharmacies.
- Officials have seized over 10 million illegal vapes in the past year.
- 85.4% of young people surveyed said they never vaped, and interest in trying vapes is declining.
- Despite the laws, vape sales continue through tobacconists and vape shops.
