Australian cigarette phase-out considered as trial tests if vapour safer

CIGARETTE (Photo credit: Fried Dough)

New Zealand has tried to tax cigarettes off the market, but Australia could be the first major country to outlaw smoking, with a federal government funded trial about to test the viability of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) as a safer permanent replacement for cigarettes. New Zealand’s method didn’t provide any alternative, but Australia will have if the trial is successful.

English: Two electronic cigarette models. Self-taken photograph by Equazcion. From top down: 1. RN4072 (full size “pen style”), fully assembled 2. RN4072 spare battery 3. CT-M401, fully assembled 4. CT-M401 spare battery (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/cigarette-phaseout-considered-as-trial-tests-if-vapour-safer-20130914-2trj1.html

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