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"Vape stores are concentrated around schools and in socioeconomically
disadvantaged communities, Australian researchers have shown for the first time
in an audit of dedicated shops in Western Australia.
The study led by researchers from the University of Notre Dame Australia and
published on Wednesday in the
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public
Health found almost nine out of 10 vape stores were within walking distance of
schools.
The researchers also found vape store density was nearly seven times higher in
the most socioeconomically disadvantaged areas compared with wealthier suburbs.
The researchers identified 194 dedicated e-cigarette retailers in WA after
manually searching the internet and social media, and measured their proximity
to 1,144 government, independent and Catholic schools.
They found approximately one in three vape stores were located within 500m of a
school and 88% were located within 1km of a school.
The study focused on brick-and-mortar vape stores because of their overt
advertising of vaping products and because evidence shows that first-time
exposure to vape products often occurs in a physical retailer setting.
The researchers said because the audit findings focused only on dedicated vape
stores, they underestimate the total number of e-cigarette retailers in the
state, which can also include convenience stores and independent supermarkets."
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*** 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
