A recent study conducted by a team of Australian and New Zealand academics has found that New Zealand’s adult smoking rate has fallen faster than Australia’s over the past decade, despite New Zealand starting with a higher rate in 2013. The researchers explored potential reasons for this difference, focusing on the contrasting approaches to vaping regulation in the two countries.
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A University of Queensland study reveals smoking rates declined twice as fast in New Zealand compared to Australia, crediting less restrictive vaping policies. Between 2016-2023, New Zealand’s adult daily smoking rates fell by 10% annually, while Australia saw only a 5% annual drop. Researchers attribute this gap to differing approaches to vaping access.
Read morePublic health experts in Latvia are sounding the alarm as smoking rates, which had been on a steady decline a decade ago, are once again on the rise. The increase in smoking prevalence is evident in both conventional cigarettes and electronic cigarettes, with children’s doctors expressing particular concern about the early age at which children are starting to smoke, according to a report by Latvian Television on June 30.
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