Australia may have turned a corner on youth vaping, according to new reports.
A new study has found the country's rates have fallen among 14 to 17-year-olds, from 17.5 percent at the start of 2023 to 14.6 percent this April.
It's putting it down to banning disposable vapes last year.
Lead study investigator Becky Freeman says the rate's still worryingly high - but it seems to have peaked.
"We're really pleased to see that our youngest teens are telling us that vaping is no longer the norm amongst their friends, they're not as curious about it as they were before."
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