Researchers from the University of Queensland found that smoking rates declined twice as fast in New Zealand compared to Australia. This difference is attributed to New Zealand's less restrictive vaping regulations, which allow for regulated sales through licensed retailers. The study suggests that increasing access to nicotine vaping products could improve public health outcomes by encouraging smokers to switch from cigarettes.
The University of QueenslandFeb 11 2025 University of Queensland researchers have found smoking rates have declined twice as fast in New Zealand as in Australia, suggesting less restrictive regulation on vaping could improve public health outcomes.
"While Australia has a highly restrictive medical-only model to limit access to vaping products, New Zealand has endorsed vaping as a tool to help stop smoking and allows regulated sales through licensed retailers, similar to other countries like the UK, USA, and Canada. "We saw the greatest decline in smoking in both countries occurred in the younger adult age groups, who also had the highest rates of vaping," he said."We also found the greatest reductions in smoking rates were in the most disadvantaged populations in New Zealand with high smoking rates."
"Under a less-restrictive model, the study suggests that appropriate measures could be introduced to minimise the rise in youth vaping, such as restricting the sale of product to licenses retail outlets, strict age verification, banning flavour names and images that appeal to young people, and restricting advertising to adolescents."
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