![]() ![]() Nicotine is also present at ppb-concentrations in edible plants in the family Solanaceae, including potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplants, though sources disagree on whether this has any biological significance to human consumers. Nicotine constitutes approximately 0.6–3.0% of the dry weight of tobacco. Nicotine acts as a receptor agonist at most nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), except at two nicotinic receptor subunits ( nAChRα9 and nAChRα10) where it acts as a receptor antagonist. As a pharmaceutical drug, it is used for smoking cessation to relieve withdrawal symptoms. But that should not be at the cost of creating a new generation of nicotine addicts among the young.Nicotine is a naturally produced alkaloid in the nightshade family of plants (most predominantly in tobacco and Duboisia hopwoodii) and is widely used recreationally as a stimulant and anxiolytic. “For smokers who are legitimately trying to quit using vapes, a pathway is and should be in place. ![]() “The ubiquitous and aggressive marketing of vaping products, particularly to children, is a worldwide scourge,” he said. ![]() He said the reforms would see Australia re-establish itself as a world leader in tobacco and vaping control. The Public Health Association of Australia’s CEO, Terry Slevin, described vaping as a “public health disaster”. “This must end,” he will tell the Press Club. “Just like they did with smoking, big tobacco has taken another addictive product, wrapped it in shiny packaging and added flavours to create a new generation of nicotine addicts.īutler will say those who vape are three times as likely to take up smoking, “which explains why under-25s are the only cohort in the community currently recording an increase in smoking rates”. Over the past 12 months, Victoria’s poisons hotline has taken 50 calls about children under four becoming sick from ingesting or using a vape. And it’s becoming widespread in primary schools. “Vaping has become the No 1 behavioural issue in high schools. “This is a product targeted at our kids, sold alongside lollies and chocolate bars,” Butler is expected to tell the Press Club. There will be $30m invested in support programs to help Australians quit, and education and training in smoking and nicotine cessation among health practitioners will be strengthened.Ī further $140m will be allocated to the Tackling Indigenous Smoking program which will be extended and also widened to reduce vaping among First Nations people. Public health experts have long been calling for a renewed anti-smoking advertising campaign. The funding includes $63m for an evidence-based public health information campaign to discourage people from taking up smoking and vaping and encourage more people to quit. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup But that is what it has become: the biggest loophole in Australian history.” “It was not sold as a recreational product – especially not one for our kids. “Vaping was sold to governments and communities around the world as a therapeutic product to help long-term smokers quit,” an excerpt from Butler’s speech says. Prescriptions for nicotine vaping products for smokers trying to quit tobacco will be made easier to obtain, with stronger standards around the vaping products that can be bought in pharmacies so people can be assured of the content of the products.Īustralia’s health minister, Mark Butler, will expand on the reforms in a speech to the National Press Club on Tuesday, where he is expected to say vaping has become “the biggest loophole in Australian history” and announce that next Tuesday’s federal budget will include $234m in funding for tobacco and vaping reforms, the biggest since plain packaging of tobacco products was introduced. ![]() The government will also work with states and territories to end vape sales in convenience stores and other retailers. ![]()
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