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Taking vapes off shelves could avoid deaths and illness in NZ

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Photo by Lindsay Fox via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Photo by Lindsay Fox via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

New modelling research suggests that making vapes pharmacy-only or prescription-only could lead to a modest reduction in preventable deaths and illness from smoking. The mathematical models showed that even though the policy shift could result in a short-term smoking bump, it was outweighed by a long-term smoking drop due to fewer people using vaping as a gateway.

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conference: Tobacco Control
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Organisation/s: The University of Melbourne, University of Otago
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