Tag: New Zealand
New Zealand: Tax increase seen as a “backbone”measure for tobacco control
The Aotearoan Parliament consulted tobacco control specialists, on February 10, 2016, among which Pr Murray Laugesen (Health New Zealand Ltd), Zoe Hawke (National Maori Tobacco Control...
New Zealand: The Very Low Nicotine Cigarette (VLNC) versus the e-cigarette
Tobacco use remains the single biggest cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in New Zealand. Along with many other organisations, New Zealand Health Promotion...
An Australian plea for deregulating nicotine vaping products
The Australian laws state that it is illegal to sell, advertise, and import for resale electronic cigarettes and related products that contain nicotine. Therefore,...
New Zealand: Counter-intuitive effects of law strictness
Not all ethnic groups are equal in front tobacco and nicotine addiction. Māoris who have higher rates of nicotine addiction and the most limited access...
