Vaping Nicotine in Order To Quit Tobacco Now Recommended for Tobacco Cessation by Australian Doctors

Australian General Practitioners now join their colleges in the UK and New Zealand to endorse vaping as a practical tool for Australian tobacco cessation.

“IN A MAJOR POLICY SHIFT, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has endorsed vaping nicotine for Australian smokers in the latest national smoking cessation guidelines published today. ”

The Aussies should be congratulated for this practical approach to harm reduction. Australian policy makers have struggled to grapple with the best policy to handle vapor and nicotine products intended for adult usage.

Many adults purchase their supplies online and from out of country sources because of the difficulty navigating local regulations that treat everything that looks like smoke the same. With the more clear guidelines and recommendations from Australian doctors to treat vape as a cessation tool, perhaps Australia will come in line with other commonwealth countries seeking harm reduction.