E-cigs = regular cigs

September 10, 2014

The Heart Foundation in Queensland has welcomed the State Government’s move to treat e-cigarettes under the same laws as regular cigarettes. This means people can not use them in any smokefree zone, which is particularly important in Queensland which has led the way with smokefree areas, said Heart Foundation’s (HF) QLD health director, Rachelle Foreman. “E-cigarettes are adding fuel to the fire of a complex health problem,” she said. “If the e-cigarettes remain unregulated then they can provide an easy pathway to smoking for children, which would be devastating.” A recent Heart Foundation analysis of smoking prevalence found 11 out of 19 Queensland regions were above the national average (18%) for population of smokers. The Heart Foundation is calling for restrictions for e-cigarette sales and advertising and wants smoke-free laws to apply to e-cigarettes as well as regular cigarettes nationally.

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