New evidence

It will be some time before we have clear evidence on the long-term harms of vaping, however evidence is emerging about vaping, why teens vape and the health outcomes of vaping.

• Generation Vape Project – This is a national research project exploring the growing rates of e-cigarette use among young people, involving both quantitative and qualitative research. The research is led by Cancer Council NSW in partnership with the University of Sydney, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Minderoo Foundation, the NSW Ministry of Health and Cancer Insititute NSW. Check out the Generation Vape page for publications, resources and videos produced by the project.
• NSW Health e-Cigarette analysis project summary report
  NSW Health commissioned the NSW e-cigarette analysis project in collaboration with the University of Wollongong. The project aimed to add to the evidence base and understanding of the nature of e-cigarette devices currently on the market in NSW, to better inform and target awareness campaigns and enforcement activities.
• Being Gen Vape – The Behaviour Change Collaborative presents exploratory research into what it’s like for today’s teens to be Gen Vape. Research was conducted with Western Australian teenagers in school years 7 to 12, to help provide an understanding of teen vaping behaviour, informed through their lived experience.
• Being Gen Vape Recommendations for Interventions – This report details the recommendations arising from the Being Gen Vape report, around developing interventions to address youth vaping.
• Banks E, Yazidjoglou A, Brown S, Nguyen M, Martin M, Beckwith K, Daluwatta A, Campbell S, Joshy G. Electronic cigarettes and health outcomes: systematic review of global evidence. Report for the Australian Department of Health. National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Canberra: April 2022.
• Byrne S BE, Williams G, Anastasiou KM, Tonkin A, Battams S and Riley MD,. E-cigarettes, smoking and health. A Literature Review Update. Australia: CSIRO; 2018.
• Irusa K, Finkelman M, Magnuson B, Donovan T, Eisen S. A comparison of the caries risk between patients who use vapes or electronic cigarettes and those who do not: A cross-sectional study. Journal of the American Dental Association; December 2022.