of our tobacco control programme that we ve had in australia. not so long ago, vaping was a niche industry in australia, but its popularity has exploded and about a third of teenagers here have tried e cigarettes. the government calls them a public health menace and believes vapour products should never be sold for recreational use. in australia, it s illegal to sell e cigarettes to children, but the law is largely flouted. this 17 year old has vaped for four years. i think everyone started because you think you look cool. they have a very high concentration of nicotine which is why they re so addictive, they come in tasty flavours, that s what got me. under the government s plans, e cigarettes will only be sold at pharmacies with a prescription. disposable vapes with their multitude of flavours and colourful packaging will be banned. i don t think it ll make me kick the habit, i think it ll
and believes vapour products should never be sold for recreational use. in australia, it s illegal to sell e cigarettes to children, but the law is largely flouted. this 17 year old has vaped for four years. i think everyone started because you think you look cool. they have a very high concentration of nicotine which is why they re so addictive, they come in tasty flavours, that s what got me. under the government s plans, e cigarettes will only be sold at pharmacies with a prescription. disposable vapes with their multitude of flavours and colourful packaging will be banned. i don t think it ll make me kick the habit, i think it ll create a black market, just because there s laws changing around vapes and restricting access to it doesn t mean you can t get your hands on it, so i don t think it ll help addiction. tobacco firms have acknowledged that vape products are not risk free and are addictive. but they insist they play a major role in providing smokers with a safer
17 year old otto maxwell has been vaping for more than four years. i think everybody started because you think you look cool. they ve got a very high concentration of nicotine, which is why they are so addictive, and they come in tasty flavours. that s what got me. under the government s plans, e cigarettes will only be sold at pharmacies with a prescription. disposable vapes with their multitude of flavours and colourful packaging will be banned. no, i don t think it will make me kick the habit. i think it will create a black market. just because there s laws changing around vapes and, you know, restricting access to it doesn t mean you can t get your hands on it, so i don t think it s going to help addiction. tobacco forms have acknowledged that vaping products are not risk free, and are addictive, but they insist that they play a major role in providing smokers with a safer alternative to cigarettes. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.
about a third of teenagers here have tried e cigarettes. the government calls them a public health menace and believes that vapour products should never be sold for recreational use. in australia, it s illegal to sell e cigarettes to children, but the law is widely flouted. 17 year old otto maxwell has been vaping for more than four years. i think everybody started because you think you look cool. they ve got a very high concentration of nicotine, which is why they are so addictive, and they come in tasty flavours. that s what got me. under the government s plans, e cigarettes will only be sold at pharmacies with a prescription. disposable vapes with their multitude of flavours and colourful packaging will be banned. no, i don t think it will make me kick the habit. i think it will create a black market. just because there s laws changing around vapes and, you know, restricting access to it doesn t mean you can t get your hands on it, so i don t think it s
turned into a vapour which is inhaled. experts worry that they are creating a new generation of nicotine addicts. we know that young people who try vaping are at three times the risk of going on to smoke. that s a real concern. we can either call that a gateway effect, or you can call it increased risk factor, but it s a real threat to the success of our tobacco control programme that we have had in australia. not so long ago, vaping was a niche industry in australia, but its popularity has exploded. about a third of teenagers here have tried e cigarettes. the government calls them a public health menace and believes that vapour products should never be sold for recreational use. in australia, it s illegal to sell e cigarettes to children, but the law is widely flouted. 17 year old otto maxwell has been vaping for more than four years. i think everybody started because you think you look cool. they ve got a very high concentration of nicotine, which is why they are so addictive, and th