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Smoking and vaping trends/impacts

Publication or Resource

Martins, JS. McAllister, S. da Conceição Matos, L. Pereira, N. Dos Santos, FB.
Edwards, R.
Smoking Among High School Students in Dili, Timor-Leste: Prevalence, Potential Determinants and Opportunities for Prevention and Control
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health.
Ball, J.
Zhang, J.
Stanley, J.
Bowden, J.
Waa, A.
Hammond, D.
Edwards, R.
Early‐onset smoking and vaping of cannabis: Prevalence, correlates and trends in New Zealand 14–15‐year‐olds
Drug and Alcohol Review
Hoek, J.
Young non-smokers in NZ are taking up vaping more than ever before. Here are 5 reasons why.
The Conversation,
June 27 2022.
Roberston, L. Sanford, K-R.
Waa, A.
Hoek, J.
A qualitative analysis of smoking resumption among former ends users (Oral presentation).
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Oceania Webinar, Australia,
29 April 2022.

Research Project

INSPIRED

INSPIRED is a collaborative project across the first six countries to adopt government-endorsed endgame goals for smoking: Aotearoa New Zealand, Canada, Finland, Ireland, Scotland, and Sweden.

An analysis of Twitter commentary and World Vape Day

We analysed tweets supporting “World Vape Day”; we identified four key supporting arguments; found substantial criticism of those viewed as opposing ENDS, and noted frequent reliance on personal testimonials and rights based arguments.

Betwixt two worlds? Disruptive technology and negotiating identity change

The study investigated how people who smoke negotiated new identity positions and the practices they retained, created or relinquished as they began vaping.

Whakahā o Te Pā Harakeke

This five-year research programme comprises three whenu that collectively aim to reduce smoking disparities by accelerating progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa.

EASE/ITC Study

EASE is Aotearoa’s International Tobacco Control (ITC) project, a health study which aims to support Aotearoa New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal.

Adolescent Friendships & Lifestyles Study 2.0: Understanding declines in smoking, drinking and drug use in young people's lives.

This qualitative study investigates the dramatic decline of smoking, drinking and drug use among adolescents to determine the drivers of this ‘megatrend.’
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