Vaping merely swapping one addiction for another, ED doctor tells select committee

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This article was first published online on 7 October 2024.

From Stephen: In a great example of straight-talking, Southland Hospital emergency medicine specialist Ryan Paganelli told Parliament’s Health Select Committee vaping wasn’t a smoking cessation tool and the real long-term effects of use have yet to be established. Dr Paganelli made the comments at a hearing on the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill (No 2)