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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Melissa Davey

Australian youth vaping rates higher than previously thought, study suggests

Young teenager girl vaping with e-cigarette and holding mobile phone.
More than 60% of young Australians who used e-cigarettes monthly said the biggest reason for vaping was because a friend also vaped, according to the survey. Photograph: Yaroslav Litun/Getty Images/iStockphoto

National youth vaping rates are higher than previously thought and those with friends who vape are most susceptible, according to a study published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.

A national sample of 1,006 people aged 15–30 years were surveyed about their use of tobacco and vaping products, motivations, how they obtained e-cigarettes, exposure to others’ vaping, exposure to e-cigarette advertising and perceptions of harms associated with e-cigarettes.

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