Taking action on vaping
Preventing a new generation from becoming addicted to nicotine.
Vaping is harmful and can lead to addiction, poisoning, acute nicotine toxicity and lung injury.
Young Australians who vape are three times as likely to take up smoking as those who have never vaped.
Amplifying Australians’ voices
Prior to the critical vote on the reforms to reduce the devastating harm caused by vapes, we asked Australians to encourage their Senators and MP to vote in favour of the bill. This resulted in well over 2000 community letters being generated.
On 26th June 2024 Cancer Council Australia welcomed new legislation, banning the sale of vapes in stores and strengthening and enforcing the prescription pathway for e-cigarettes.
Find out more about vaping and e-cigarettes.