Vaping device design enables secret use, Otago study finds

RNZOtago Daily TimesThursday 28 August 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated

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Dr Robin Quigg from the University of Otago has found that the design of vaping devices allows people to use them in secret. The research investigated vaping contexts among young Māori, noting that devices make it easy to puff in no-smoking zones and indoors.

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First reported by RNZ, Thu 28 Aug 2025, 5:54pm · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 2 hours
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