More than half of Australian adults believe the issue of legalising e-cigarettes to improve public health is important enough to influence how they will vote. New research from the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) shows that 54 percent say the legalisation of e-cigarettes is a potential vote-influencing or even
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Smokers in Philippines are calling for action to make e-cigarettes more widely available and regulated properly. In a first-of-its-kind survey of adult smokers in Philippines, regional consumer advocacy group factasia.org has found that most smokers (70 percent) see e-cigarettes as a “positive alternative” to tobacco products. The same number –
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Smokers in India are calling for action to make e-cigarettes more widely available and regulated properly. In a first-of-its-kind survey of adult smokers in India, regional consumer advocacy group factasia.org has found that most smokers (66 percent) see e-cigarettes as a “positive alternative” to tobacco products. Even more – 69
Read MoreAs the New Zealand government heard some health professionals call for further rises in cigarette taxes as the sole measure to curb the country's smoking prevalence, one expert has suggested not only that e-cigarettes could be the answer, but that they don't need regulating. Associate Professor Marewa Glover of Massey
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In the latest in its series of opinion polls of adult smokers across Asia, factasia.org has found that adult smokers in Malaysia are overwhelmingly calling for e-cigarettes to be regulated properly and more widely available. Most smokers (83 percent) see e-cigarettes as a “positive alternative” to tobacco products. Even more
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In the second of its opinion polls of adult smokers across Asia, factasia.org has found that adult smokers in Singapore have strong opinions regarding the regulation of e-cigarettes. An overwhelming majority (79 percent) believes it would be wrong for the Government to prevent or delay the introduction of safer alternatives
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In a first-of-its-kind survey of adult smokers in Hong Kong, factasia.org has found that most smokers (66 percent) want to be able to choose to switch to less harmful alternatives and an overwhelming majority believes it would be wrong for the Government to prevent or delay the introduction of safer
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