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New study reveals light smoking significantly increases mortality risk

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Recent research from the Australian National University reveals  smoking contributes to over 24 thousand deaths annually in Australia—surpassing previous estimates. The study also shows even light smoking significantly escalates risk of mortality, highlighting a need for increased public health measures to combat smoking’s long-term effects and prevent newer generations from falling into nicotine addiction. Image: …

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Australia’s vaping regulations not enough to stop black market

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The federal government introduced stricter regulations on E-cigarettes in October last year, restricting the sale of vapes to pharmacies only. However, experts say, a lack of resources to properly enforce the new laws, and several major pharmaceutical retailers’ refusal to stock vapes entirely, has consumers turning to the now thriving black market.  Image: Image: Pexels/ …

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Patching through the HSC exams

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Vape hooked schoolies have been slapping on the nicotine patches to get them through long slabs of English essays and complex Physics calculations amongst other things during exams. Its quite legal of course, but can the health outcomes be anything but problematic? Image: Image: Shutterstock – Monkey Business Images Produced By: Ben Tomkins Featured In …

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