Chan highlighted that new evidence from Australia, the first country to fully implement plain packaging, shows that changes to tobacco packaging there led to more than 100,000 few smokers in the country in the first 34 months since implementation in 2012
This has likely been driven by the increasing awareness of the health risks associated with third-hand smoke, and the implementation of stricter smoke-free environment regulations
Cigarettes deliver nicotine very quickly because of combustion and chemical additives
Various forms of tobacco products are used, including conventional cigarettes, waterpipe (shisha), smokeless tobacco, and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), such as electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and vapes 7
The nicotine solution is vapourised by the heating element/atomiser which is activated by 'drawing' on the device or pressing a button