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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Politics
Melissa Davey Medical editor

Call to ban vaping for young Australians after review concludes it causes ‘acute lung injury’

An e-cigarette being used
The ANU review analysed evidence from 189 studies, finding that e-cigarettes are causing addiction in a new generation of users. Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA

The sale and promotion of e-cigarettes to young people must be banned by governments, the Australian Council on Smoking and Health says, following the most comprehensive review yet of vaping harms.

The review, led by researchers from the Australian National University Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, found there was conclusive evidence that e-cigarettes caused poisoning, injuries, burns and immediate toxicity through inhalation, including seizures. Their use also led to addiction.

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