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I got addicted to vaping at 11 – two weeks after my dad's lung cancer diagnosis
Ellyce paid a schoolmate $40 a month for vapes with about 35,000 puffs.
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Vape stores caught selling to minors, selling disposables in compliance checks
Four stores were caught selling vaping products to people under 18.
'Path to dependence': 61% of high-risk teens need a vape 'first thing' - study
'Alarmingly, most regular users reported using very high-nicotine devices.'
Cyber security, vaping health and Luxons outfit
Political commentator Lara Greaves and The Elephant vodcast co-host Mark Crysell join Ryan Bridge on todays panel. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY
Do vapes actually help smokers quit? ASH Chair Robert Beaglehole responds
ASH responds following concerns that thousands of free vapes are being handed out to smokers despite low success rates. Video / Ryan Bridge Today
Teacher bought students vapes, told them about her sex life and drug use
The Teachers' Disciplinary Tribunal censured her for the 'staggering' misconduct.
Vape outlets on the rise in poorer Auckland suburbs | Herald NOW
A new study warns that a surge in 'store-within-a-store' vape outlets is driving the high concentration of vape shops in Auckland’s poorest suburbs. Video / Ryan Bridge Today
Vape city: ‘Store‑within‑a‑store’ outlets inside dairies rising in poorer Auckland suburbs
Store‑within‑a‑store vape outlets have arisen to circumvent a 2020 law, a new study finds.
Vaping health risks
Vaping is often marketed as a safer alternative to smoking but its addictive nature and health risks tell a different story. Video / NZ Herald
Most of us feel great, despite getting fatter and more distressed
Hazardous drinking among young people also shot up last year, bucking recent trends.
Editorial: Why state-backed vaping leaves a bad taste
OPINION: Health NZ has spent $575,000 on free vape kits for smokers trying to quit.
WHO: Millions of children now hooked on vaping
Children are on average nine times more likely than adults to vape, UN health agency says.
'Disturbing': Doctors slam Govt's plan to buy vapes for smokers
Health NZ asked the vaping industry for quotes and talked up the PR benefits of a deal.
Singapore tightens laws on 'zombie vapes' with harsher penalties
Tourists face deportation if caught using or supplying vapes.
'Really?': Hospital smokers frustrate cancer treatment visitors
Despite smokefree signs, smoking and vaping are common at Rotorua Hospital's entrance.
Teenagers who vape are smoking at 1970s levels, study says
Telegraph: Research finds that among vapers, one third are continuing to smoke cigarettes.
Health Ministry admits ‘limited evidence’ used to create now scrapped vaping regulations
The regulations, introduced by the previous Labour Govt, were challenged in court.
Robert Beaglehole: NZ is on the cusp of smokefree history – we should celebrate
OPINION: Smoking rates in New Zealand have dropped to under 7% in six years.
'It must be clear': Debate grows over France's new public smoking ban
Violators could face fines ranging from €135 to €700 for breaking the ban.
Letters: New vape rules leave much still to be addressed
OPINION: More needs to be done to tackle vaping.
Editorial: New Zealand has the tools to tackle vaping
OPINION: When it comes to curbing vaping, we already have the ways and means.
More than half of vape juices display the wrong nicotine concentration
New research has found more than half of vape juices sold in New Zealand display the wrong concentration of nicotine. Video / Herald NOW
NZ's smokefree 2025 ambitions ‘up in smoke’, health group claims
'We’re just chasing a new kind of addiction and calling it progress.'
Unemployment to hit decade high and Trump told ‘country is not for sale’ | NZ Herald News Update
Unemployment to hit decade high, vape stores within walking distance of most schools and Trump told ‘country is not for sale’.