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

Tighter import bans on e-cigarettes expected in bid to tackle ‘explosion in illegal vaping’

The girl smokes an electronic cigarette on the street. Vaping teenager
Most young people who use e-cigarettes do not use them for the purpose of quitting smoking, a review has found. Photograph: OLGA Zhukovskaya/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Australia’s drug regulator is expected to recommend sweeping import bans on vaping products, as new research shows young people who use e-cigarettes are much more likely to go on to smoke regular cigarettes than those who don’t.

This week the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) will deliver its recommendations to the government on how vaping laws should be changed to tackle rising vaping rates, particularly among young people.

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