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Concerns at vaping rate

November 1, 2024 6:58 am in by
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Geelong is among the top five local government areas with the highest current vaping rates in Victoria.

A new report from Cancer Council Victoria shows the prevalence of vaping in the city is 6.5 per cent.

While the combined smoking and vaping prevalence is at 14.3 per cent in Geelong.

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The Surf Coast is lower at 12.1 per cent.

Professor Sarah Durkin from the Centre of Behavioural Research in Cancer said it showed the need for more public health efforts and campaigns to address the issue.

“Higher smoking in Victoria’s urban fringe, regional and rural areas is a concern,” Professor Durkin said.

“We know people from these areas are equally likely to try to quit, so the higher smoking prevalence is probably due to socioeconomic and cultural factors which make starting smoking easier and staying quit more difficult.

“In contrast, the metropolitan areas with lower smoking rates seem to have higher vaping rates.”

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