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Selling vapes on prescription only ‘the wrong thing to do’ - Addiction specialist

Australia has announced a ban on vapes for recreational use which will see vapes banned from shops but instead sold through pharmacies. As part of the measures, vapes will only be sold by prescriptions and displayed in plain pharma packaging in a bid to clamp down on children using vapes. Kieran was joined by Professor Luke Clancy of the Tobacco Free Research Institute of Ireland and Dr Garrett McGovern, GP Specialising in Addiction Medicine, Medical Director of the Priority Medical Clinic and member of the New Nicotine Alliance Ireland…

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18.10 2 May 2023


Selling vapes on prescription only ‘the wrong thing to do’ - Addiction specialist


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18.10 2 May 2023


Australia has announced a ban on vapes for recreational use which will see vapes banned from shops but instead sold through pharmacies. As part of the measures, vapes will only be sold by prescriptions and displayed in plain pharma packaging in a bid to clamp down on children using vapes.

Kieran was joined by Professor Luke Clancy of the Tobacco Free Research Institute of Ireland and Dr Garrett McGovern, GP Specialising in Addiction Medicine, Medical Director of the Priority Medical Clinic and member of the New Nicotine Alliance Ireland…


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