Medical professionals warn tobacco addiction is rising after years of decline and call for reforms on political donations and corporate sponsorships
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Children are sleeping with vaping devices under their pillow because they are so addicted to nicotine they can’t get through the night without a hit, a hearing into tobacco reforms has heard.
Speaking on behalf of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (Racgp), Dr Hester Wilson said young people are being “inundated” with advertisements promoting vaping on social media and are grappling with nicotine addiction.
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