Aussie E-Cig Ban Is a Harsh Blow to Smokers

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The recent proposal by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA) to effectively ban nicotine-containing e-cigs means Australian smokers will be denied access to devices which, according to a wealth of evidence, are likely to help smokers quit.

This proposal comes as a shock to many, since other products containing much higher levels of nicotine, such as cigarettes, are freely available in Australia and do not need TGA approval. If this decision is made final next month, e-cig users will officially be unable to buy or import nicotine for vaping without a prescription from their doctor.

A ban such as this is likely to drastically reduce the number of smokers who are able to quit, and may force e-cig users to source nicotine solutions from an unregulated and illegal black market, or buy nicotine online and mix their own e-liquid at home, both of which will place them at great risk.

This decision will also leave Australia out of step with other countries in Europe, the United States, Canada and New Zealand, where e-cigs containing nicotine are either legal, or are in the process of being legalized.

“It is important to promote the use of e-cigarettes … as widely as possible as a substitute for smoking,” said a spokesperson for the Royal College of Physicians.

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