Vaping

A doctor and public health expert weigh in on how to limit passive vaping exposure and what you can do to protect yourself in social situations.

Health authorities conduct a series of raids across south-east Sydney, seizing more than 30,000 e-cigarettes, cigarettes and flavoured tobacco.

The Australian Border Force (ABF) has seized more than 13 tonnes of disposable vapes in Adelaide in what the federal government says is the first large-scale bust since new laws took effect this year.

Graphic anti-smoking advertisements on television remain in the minds of Australians and were successful in lowering smoking rates. But campaigns around the risks of vaping might not be hitting home with many young people, a researcher says.

New national regulations taking effect on January 1 will make it illegal to buy disposable vapes from overseas, irrespective of their nicotine content or therapeutic claims, while doctors will be able to prescribe therapeutic vapes to be bought through pharmacies.

The latest National Health Survey shows the number of Australians smoking each day continues to drop. 

A new study examining how easily children can illegally access vapes in Melbourne's west has found vape stores less than 200 metres from schools and retailers selling e-cigarettes for as little as $10.

Police across Australia have arrested 25 people and seized $200,000 in cash as part of an operation targeting the Finks and Comanchero outlaw motorcycle gangs.

Anecdotal evidence and posts on social media suggest using vapes to consume illegal drugs is becoming more popular.

A South Australian boy has suffered seizures and heart irregularities during a severe reaction to a vape containing a hallucinogen and the major psychoactive component of cannabis.

Without a prescription, the retail purchase of e-cigarettes is not allowed in Western Australia. But in at least one regional city, they're being sold without question.

The involvement of Kezia Purick at the Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum has been labelled "shameful" by the president of the Australian Medical Association.

A huge rise in the number of young Australians vaping caught the government by surprise and laws to combat it have been slow, according to the Cancer Council, launching a new social media campaign targeting e-cigarette use. 

Young people are being urged to think about the lifelong impacts of vaping on their appearance – as well as on their health.

Seductive flavours and scents aside, are there any benefits to inhaling things like vitamins, essential oils and melatonin? And how safe is it?

Services to support young people addicted to vaping will get a funding boost, as part of a $6.8 million NSW government package to crackdown on illegal e-cigarettes.

A study of more than 4,000 teenagers has found one in four have vaped, with researchers warning they are doing it in the mistaken belief it helps with stress and anxiety. 

Twelve businesses have been fined as part of a crackdown on the illegal sale of nicotine vapes in SA, which involved the seizure of almost 5,000 e-cigarettes.

A state school on Queensland's Gold Coast turns away from its hardline stance on vaping, in favour of an educational approach that's now being shared with other schools.

Albany's mayor says his council has been telling a smoke and vape shop for months it isn't allowed to set up in a major shopping centre. But it put up new signs last week anyway.

State and territory Health Ministers will receive advice on how to crackdown on vapes, with more than 300,000 of them seized from a Perth warehouse.

WA authorities discover 300,000 vapes in a Perth warehouse, along with more than 10 tonnes of illegal prescription drugs and "nangs",  in what they say is the biggest-ever bust of its kind in Australia.

Impounded vapes are being tested for polonium-210, a radioisotope which naturally occurs in cigarette tobacco.

The South Australian government launches a $2 million advertising blitz to reduce the number of people taking up vaping and smoking, with a special focus on young people.

Drug experts warn young people are buying vapes from social media apps like Snapchat, making it hard for police to track illegal activity.