High Schoolers who vape are more likely to miss out on classes, delay their learning and become more aggressive, creating heavier workloads for teachers, a new study has confirmed. Researchers from Griffith University spoke with staff and students from nearly ...
More »School bag checks could make vaping harder to detect: health expert
Mandatory bag checks in Australian schools could push student's vaping habits "further underground" a health expert has said, as calls to address rising rates of youth e-cigarette use amplify. This week, the Teachers’ Professional Association of Queensland (TPAQ) launched a ...
More »Teachers reveal grim new vaping statistic
A new study has revealed grim new e-cigarette usage among teens, with more than 80 per cent of teachers reporting at least some of their high-school students vaping. The study, published in the Australian New Zealand Journal of Public Health on Thursday, surveyed almost ...
More »E-cigarettes: Student collapses from ‘massive nicotine dose’
A Blue Mountains student was hospitalised after suffering a seizure as a result of vaping in the school toilets, highlighting growing concerns about the habit among young people. Blue Mountains Grammar school administration wrote to parents to warn about the incident and to ...
More »Federal push to ban vape sales to children
Victoria’s health minister lashed his federal counterpart after state leaders were urged to tackle the illicit sale of e-cigarettes to children. It comes as experts warn of a “public health crisis” as the vaping phenomenon introduces a new generation to ...
More »Expert warns of harmful vaping effects for children
A leading health professional has warned of the potentially fatal effects of vaping, with primary school children picking up the addiction. It comes after some Victorian schools have installed sensors to stop students from smoking e-cigarettes. Paediatrician at the Royal Children’s Hospital, ...
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