Vapes — your health, the environment, and Big Tobacco with Dr Joshua Trigg

What's the harm in vapes? What are the alternatives for those looking to quit? And how does Big Tobacco influence policy in Australia? I sat down with Flinders University public health researcher Dr Joshua Trigg ahead of the big Australian vape crackdown for the facts.

• Dr Joshua Trigg: https://au.linkedin.com/in/joshuatrigg
• Australian Vaping Legal Reforms: https://www.tga.gov.au/products/unapproved-therapeutic-goods/vaping-hub/reforms-regulation-vapes
• Whats in a vape: https://www.uow.edu.au/the-stand/2022/whats-in-a-vape-.php

• Types of vapes: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/pdfs/ecigarette-or-vaping-products-visual-dictionary-508.pdf
• Environmental impacts: https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2023/02/e-cigarettes-pose-a-triple-threat-to-the-environment-says-clean-up-australia-waste-report/
• Health harms: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/mja2.51890
• Smoking cessation: https://www.cochrane.org/news/e-cigarettes-varenicline-and-cytisine-are-most-effective-stop-smoking-aids-analysis-over-150000
• Tips on talking to kids about vapes:
  • https://raisingchildren.net.au/guides/a-z-health-reference/vaping
  • https://theconversation.com/my-teens-vaping-what-should-i-say-3-expert-tips-on-how-to-approach-the-talk-196205

This episode was pre-recorded at Radio Adelaide and first aired on the 25th of January 2024