New Zealand Launches a Dedicated Vaping Website

Last month (In June 2019), the New Zealand government set a precedent by opening a related website specifically for e-cigarettes. The New Zealand Ministry of Health has released this new website.

The purpose of this website is to promote e-cigarettes so that adults who are addicted to smoking can smoke e-cigarettes.The website is:https://vapingfacts.health.nz/。

At the bottom of the website, it wrote prominently: E-cigarettes have the potential to help smokers, providing services for New Zealand'sContribute to the 2025 smoke-free goal. The health department has made a high-profile promotion of e-cigarettes replacing cigarettes. I have to say that the New Zealand government is ideological emancipation.
 

You know, inIn 2014, the New Zealand government was very conservative and did not allow the sale of e-cigarettes containing nicotine, which was considered illegal by the New Zealand government. In addition, the New Zealand Ministry of Health also dispatched officials to implement the smoking ban policy to notify retailers to ban the sale of e-cigarettes.

Later, under attack from public health experts who studied e-cigarettes, the New Zealand E-Cigarette Alliance (Under the appeal of NZVA), the New Zealand government began to pay attention to this issue. Through public inquiries and public debate on e-cigarettes, it finally changed its attitude towards e-cigarette products. Not only has it completely lifted the ban on e-cigarettes, it is also currently setting up relevant websites for e-cigarettes to vigorously promote e-cigarettes.

Now, among the countries that strongly support e-cigarettes in the world, Britain dares to say first, and New Zealand dares to say second!

On June 9, Hon Jenny Salesa, Deputy Minister of Health, said when promoting and introducing the website: In New Zealand, 5000 people die every year from smoking-related diseases. Although e-cigarette products are not harmless to health, they are much less harmful than smoking.

The website explains the advantages and disadvantages of e-cigarettes and hopes to provide New Zealand people with correct and sufficient information on e-cigarettes and let the public understand the differences between e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes.
 

“The website will focus on providing reliable information, including facts and advice on smoking e-cigarettes in New Zealand. We learned through Google data that a large number of search requests for e-cigarette information have not been satisfied. The new website means people don't have to resort to unreliable sources of information such as YouTube videos and overseas websites.& rdquo; Deputy Minister of Health Jenny Saleza said.

Some people worry that e-cigarettes may become the most popular smoking among young people.“Gateway, Deputy Health Minister Jenny Saleza said, but there is no conclusive evidence to support this. Smoking rates among young people are continuing to decline, and most young people who smoke e-cigarettes themselves smoke traditional cigarettes or have smoked them.

 

It is understood that this website was developed by the New Zealand Ministry of Health and the Health Promotion Authority based on the opinions of the New Zealand Expert Advisory Group. The consensus statements reached by all parties include:1. For health reasons, it is best not to smoke traditional cigarettes or e-cigarettes;2. E-cigarettes are not suitable for children or young people;3. E-cigarettes can help some people quit smoking;4. E-cigarettes are not harmless, but are much less harmful than traditional cigarettes;5. E-cigarettes are not for non-smokers.

Deputy Minister of Health Jenny·Saleza also revealed that this government will enact appropriate laws to improve the control of e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products. Draft legislation is expected to be submitted to the House later this year. rdquo;