VIANZ says new ASH findings highlighting smoking relapse and confusion about relative risk reinforce growing concerns about international approaches to vaping regulation, including calls for flavour bans and the World Health Organization’s increasingly restrictive stance.

A new survey from the Vaping Industry Association of New Zealand (VIANZ) reveals that recent regulatory changes are leaving adult vapers confused – and more alarmingly, prompting a return to smoking that is disproportionately affecting Māori women.

When Te Whatu Ora gives vape starter kits to smokers, it’s not “funding addiction.” It’s funding harm reduction – one of the most effective public health strategies we’ve ever had.