CFAR researchers, Associate Professor Natalie Walker and Professor Chris Bullen, along with researchers from ASH NZ, recently investigated youth use of e-cigarettes and cigarettes in New Zealand from 2014-2019 using data from the ASH Year 10 Survey. The study found that all measures of e-cigarette use increased, and all measures of cigarette use decreased, over time.

The overall decline in smoking over the last six years in New Zealand youth suggests that e-cigarettes may be displacing smoking. However, ongoing monitoring remains important to determine whether the recent liberalisation of e-cigarette availability and marketing in New Zealand has any impact on long-term patterns of daily e-cigarette and cigarette use in youth. To find out more, read the paper published in the journal ‘Lancet Public Health’: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(19)30241-5/fulltext