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

Vaping promotion at shops and on social media exposing young Australians to practice, study finds

Young teenage girl smoking e-cigarette
Thirty-one per cent of respondents to the survey had seen vape ads on TikTok and Instagram. Photograph: AJSlife/Alamy

Promotion by vape shops and social media advertising are key ways young people are being exposed to the practice, a new study as found, as health experts sound alarm at the number of vape stores that continue to open throughout Australia.

More than 4,000 people aged between 15 and 30 across Australia, China, India and the UK were asked by researchers about their e-cigarette and tobacco use, their friends and family members who vape and their exposure to e-cigarette advertising.

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