E-liquid flavours are perhaps the most materially disruptive aspect of vaping compared with smoking, especially for people who smoke and who wish to quit.
A new study has found preliminary evidence that plain packaging and enhanced pictorial warnings on cigarette packs introduced in 2018 reduced tobacco brand awareness and salience and misperceptions about tobacco brand harmfulness among 14-15 year olds in Aotearoa.
A new paper led by Professor Nick Wilson has been published in the New Zealand Medical Journal. It explores the potential impact of denicotinisation of tobacco products as proposed in the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan.
People who smoke with serious mental illness carry disproportionate costs from smoking, including poor health and premature death from tobacco-related illnesses.
New research from ASPIRE2025 researchers found some progress but many problems with the outdoor smokefree policies of the sample of NZ councils studied.
The new report presents evidence on patterns of e-cigarette use, and knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about e-cigarettes among people who smoke and who have recently quit smoking in New Zealand, a