Nicotine use soaring as vapes go underground
Gus McCubbingReporter
The Albanese government’s plan to make pharmacies the gatekeepers of vaping will push more young people onto the black market, experts on the illicit trade say, as new data shows nicotine use is rising.
Nicotine levels found in wastewater in December were almost the highest since authorities started recording them in 2016, a worrying trend that the health department attributes to the rise of vaping among young people.
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