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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tory Shepherd

Criminalising nicotine vaping in Australia could cause ‘further harm’, drug experts warn

An estimated one million Australians regularly vape, including 11% of 16-to-24-year-olds.
An estimated one million Australians regularly vape, including 11% of 16-to-24-year-olds. Most vapes in Australia contain nicotine despite it being an offence to supply a nicotine vape to someone without a prescription. Photograph: Nicholas.T Ansell/PA

The criminalisation of nicotine vaping risks “unintended consequences” including fuelling the black market, causing worse health outcomes and even potentially putting people in prison when we should be trying to keep them out, the Australian Alcohol and other Drugs Council (AADC) says.

It is an offence in all states and territories to supply a nicotine vape to someone without a prescription, and to either possess or use one without a prescription.

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