Douglas Heather, Hall Wayne, Gartner Coral
LLB, LLM, PhD, Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD.
Aust Fam Physician. 2015 Jun;44(6):415-8.
Australian laws covering electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are complex and vary between jurisdictions. The supply of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes in Australia is illegal. Possession or use of nicotine in e-cigarettes without approval is also illegal and the sale of non-nicotine e-cigarettes is illegal in some states. Despite the current legal barriers, the use of e-cigarettes by Australian smokers has increased over recent years.
This article summarises these laws, recent cases involving e-cigarettes and what is known about their safety and efficacy as cessation aids.
Australian medical practitioners are likely to be asked about e-cigarettes by patients who smoke and may be interested in using them to quit smoking. The efficacy of e-cigarettes as a cessation aid has not been fully established. The health risk of long-term use is also unknown, although it is probably less than that of smoking cigarettes. There is an urgent need for research on the health effects of e-cigarettes and their use in quitting smoking.
澳大利亚有关电子烟的法律复杂，且因司法管辖区而异。在澳大利亚，供应含尼古丁的电子烟是非法的。未经批准持有或使用电子烟中的尼古丁也是非法的，并且在一些州，销售不含尼古丁的电子烟也是非法的。尽管存在当前的法律障碍，但近年来澳大利亚吸烟者使用电子烟的情况有所增加。
本文总结了这些法律、近期涉及电子烟的案例以及关于其作为戒烟辅助工具的安全性和有效性的已知情况。
吸烟的患者可能会向澳大利亚的医生咨询电子烟，并且可能有兴趣使用它们来戒烟。电子烟作为戒烟辅助工具的有效性尚未完全确立。长期使用的健康风险也未知，尽管可能低于吸烟。迫切需要对电子烟的健康影响及其在戒烟中的应用进行研究。
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