{"id":31291,"date":"2025-02-11T05:36:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T05:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=31291"},"modified":"2025-02-11T05:36:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T05:36:50","slug":"app-to-support-youth-off-vapes-while-tens-of-thousands-of-illegal-products-removed-from-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/app-to-support-youth-off-vapes-while-tens-of-thousands-of-illegal-products-removed-from-community\/","title":{"rendered":"App to support youth off vapes while tens of thousands of illegal products removed from community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Minns Labor Government is today launching a new evidence-based Pave<\/em> app to help more young people quit vaping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It comes as new data shows NSW Health\u2019s youth-targeted campaign has supported or persuaded almost 40,000 young people in NSW to quit vaping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the latest seizure data suggests a severe disruption to product availability following the introduction of laws stopping vapes at the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New <\/strong>Pave<\/strong><\/em> app to support quitting vaping<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Pave app being launched today will provide users with helpful tips, motivation, tracking tools, distractions for when cravings hit, as well as activities and information to navigate common barriers to quitting vaping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It provides a daily check-in feature supporting users to reflect on their progress and a click-to-call function to connect with Quitline counsellors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The app was developed by the Cancer Institute NSW, and designed together with young people who vape or had recently quit vaping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their experiences informed the content and user interface of the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s free and available to download on iOS<\/a> and Android.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Campaign supports or persuades 40,000 to quit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In January 2024, we launched the \u2018Every vape is a hit to your health\u2019 behaviour change campaign to reduce the health impact of vaping among 14 to 24 year olds in NSW \u2013 the campaign running across TV, public transport and social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campaign connects young people to information about vaping and quit support, including telephone support through the Quitline, general practitioners and now digital apps such as Pave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New research shows the campaign motivated 24,000 young people in NSW to quit vaping, and persuaded a further 15,000 to consider quitting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research also shows that 80 per cent of young Aboriginal people who vape felt motivated to try to quit after being exposed to the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campaign is now entering a new phase which will highlight the health harms of vaping including nicotine addiction, lung damage, breathlessness, nicotine poisoning and burns from exploding vapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These health materials are available in Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Nepali and Arabic, and can be accessed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tens of thousands of illegal products removed from community<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between 1 October 2024 to 31 December 2024, over 47,000 vaping products were seized from 300 inspections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is compared to the same period the previous year, when just under 80,000 vaping products were seized from 238 inspections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the higher number of inspections, the lower number of products seized is likely the result of the disruption in product availability in the market following the introduction of the commonwealth vaping laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health Minister Ryan Park:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am very concerned about the prevalence of illegal vapes in our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn particular, I\u2019m worried about the impacts it will have on the community\u2019s health, and ultimately, our health system, long into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a once-in-a-generation moment to prevent a ticking timebomb in public health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur efforts against vaping cannot be solely about enforcement \u2013 we\u2019ve got to persuade young people to take ownership of their health, as well as clean our streets of illegal products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am encouraged by our efforts to create awareness among young people of the dangers of vaping, as well as to instil in them a desire to say no, or to quit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat I\u2019m determined to see as minister is the requisite supports to help them do it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chief Cancer Officer and CEO of Cancer Institute NSW Professor Tracey O\u2019Brien AM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s encouraging to see that tens of thousands of young people are trying to quit vaping or thinking about doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But vaping remains a significant public health issue and the new Pave app is another option we can provide to encourage young people to seek help and stay on track on their quit journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVaping can cause significant health harms and can be highly addictive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLike cigarettes, vapes are also full of harmful chemicals that have been known to cause cancer and there is growing evidence that young people who vape are more likely to take up smoking, which can significantly increase their cancer risk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important that people avoid taking up vaping or seek help to quit. While quitting can be hard, with support, taking that first step can be life changing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

former vaper Jillie Clarke<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe craziest thing about vaping is that I genuinely don\u2019t believe anyone wants to be a vaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t realise I was addicted until I tried to quit and I couldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut quitting vaping is 100 per cent possible, it\u2019s a journey but every step is progress and you can do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVaping had a noticeable impact on my breathing, it felt like my lungs were working harder than they used to and I ended up getting really sick with a lung infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat was really scary for me was learning that the impacts of vaping go beyond respiratory issues, with other damage not being felt until it\u2019s too late \u2013 I didn\u2019t want to risk getting to that stage.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Minns Labor Government is today launching a new evidence-based Pave app to help more young people quit vaping. It comes as new data shows NSW Health\u2019s youth-targeted campaign has supported or persuaded almost 40,000 young people in NSW to quit vaping. Meanwhile, the latest seizure data suggests a severe disruption to product availability following the introduction … Continue reading “App to support youth off vapes while tens of thousands of illegal products removed from community”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31291"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31292,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31291\/revisions\/31292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}