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"So many Australian children are now addicted to nicotine from vaping that the
federal health minister, Mark Butler, will propose reforms aimed at curtailing
the e-cigarette industry.
Many children do not know they are consuming the highly addictive chemical
until it is too late, experts say.
“The former government dropped the ball on vaping,” Butler told Guardian
Australia. “Our children are paying the price for that division and delay.”
It is illegal to sell, supply or possess an e-cigarette or any liquid that
contains nicotine in Australia without a doctor’s prescription. But suppliers
have been getting around this by removing “nicotine” from the ingredients list,
even though their products contain it.
It means many children are unknowingly consuming nicotine and becoming
addicted, prompting calls from health experts for tougher laws and penalties.
As well as nicotine, the products can contain hundreds of other harmful
ingredients such as acetone (found in nail polish remover) and pulegone (found
in insecticide)."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
