AMA warns a ‘new generation of smokers’ to come from vaping failures
The Queensland branch is calling on the state government to ensure e-cigarette laws are enforced rather than ignored
The AMA has warned that a failure to properly enforce vaping laws could result in another generation of smokers.
Australians have needed a prescription to legally access e‑cigarettes containing nicotine since October, but the rules are rarely enforced, the AMA says.
The ease of buying nicotine vapes in Queensland is in the spotlight as the AMA issues the state government with its Dirty Ashtray award.
“Vaping is touted by big tobacco as a quit aid, but currently no liquid nicotine vaping products have been approved for use in Australia by the [TGA],” AMA Queensland President Maria Boulton said.
