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When smoking first became popular it was heavily marketed as being cool. We were even told it was healthy. The results have not been so good. Simon Chapman, an Emeritus Professor at University of Sydney, believes history is repeating itself again with vaping.
This week a UK report found high levels of lead and nickel in illegal vapes, raising concerns about their prevalence in schools. Meanwhile Australia has announced it will make it harder for children and non-smokers to access vapes, but allow people trying to quit smoking access with a prescription.
In 2013 Simon Chapman was made both an Officer of the Order of Australia and named Australian Sceptic of the Year. In 2022 he published Quit Smoking: Weapons of Mass Distraction.
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