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Nicotine in electronic cigarette fluid: importation pathways to unequal harm
Author(s) -
Morgan Jody,
Jones Alison,
Kelso Celine
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.15412
Subject(s) - nicotine , harm , medicine , food and drug administration , government (linguistics) , electronic cigarette , environmental health , pharmacology , psychiatry , law , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , political science
The Australian Government recently walked away from changes to the importation of nicotine‐containing electronic cigarette fluids, originally due to come into force on 1 January 2021. Additionally, the Therapeutic Goods Administration is in the process of rescheduling nicotine for use in e‐fluids. We are concerned that the 270 000 daily vapers in Australia will purchase high concentrations of nicotine (≥100 mg/mL) for mixing with nicotine‐free locally purchased e‐fluids, which is a pathway of increased relative harm. We would like to see regulation of these products to limit the maximum concentration of nicotine, ensure appropriate child‐resistant containers and compulsory labelling for all nicotine‐containing e‐fluid bottles.