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According to a 2025 study from the CDC, cigarette use has "declined substantially during the past seven years." It's the social status of smoking, more than actual smoking, that's on the come-up

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Under Australian poison regulations, the possession and use of nicotine for vaping is effectively banned (stock image) NSW Nationals MP Michael Johnsen who smoked for 40 years, told 3AW radio that more should be done to encourage vaping - an alternative he says is cheaper and safer 'If you look at it in practical terms, rather than spend $12,000 - if they spend $1,000 on vaping or $2,000 because you taxed it - they'd be happy with that and they'd be saving a lot of money and we would be regulating it, so it would be a safe method and a very safe product,' Mr Johnsen said

Not even the tobacco industry disputes these facts, Myers said in a statement