the electronic cigarette E-Cigarette Explainer: What are e-cigarettes?

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In 2015/2016, the current vaping prevalence among adults in Aotearoa New Zealand was 1.4%.[xxiv] By 2018/2019, just after the legalisation of nicotine-containing vaping products, the current vaping prevalence had jumped to 3.9%.[xxv] As of 2022/2023, current vaping prevalence in Aotearoa New Zealand is 11.9%.[xxvi] For context, the population of Aotearoa New Zealand in 2023 was 5.24 million - this equates to roughly 623,000 vapers in 2023.[xxvii] The rise in vaping rates, and associated decrease in smoking rates, have led to vaping rates overtaking smoking rates, as shown in the above figure

They typically use salt-based nicotine , which provides a stronger and smoother nicotine experience

For instance, when the dangers of second-hand smoke started to emerge, the tobacco industry-funded research to prove that second-hand smoke posed little or no harm by misclassifying study subjects in terms of their exposure to second-hand smoke