Queensland Police have launched a series of videos aimed at alerting the State’s children to “think twice” before vaping.
Minister for Police, Mark Ryan and Minister for Health, Yvette D’Ath joined Police Superintendent John Hallam for the launch of the campaign, which targets school-aged children.
The two-part video series also includes information around the legislation affecting vaping, as well as health messaging supported by Queensland Health and the Lung Foundation.
Mr Ryan said the videos were an important tool in educating young people to make better decisions in all aspects of their lives.
“These videos are designed to give young people additional information around not just the health impacts of vaping, but the legal implications,” Mr Ryan said.
Ms D’Ath said young people needed to be aware that vaping could affect their lungs.
“Queensland Health warns that there are many known harms that arise from e-cigarettes and vaping, and young people are amongst those at greatest risk of harm,” Ms D’Ath said.
“At this point in time, there is insufficient evidence to support claims that e-cigarettes are safe.’’
Superintendent Hallam said police had an important role to play in addressing vaping among young people and highlighted the affects it could have on the broader community.
“As police, we have the responsibility of educating our community and enforcing Queensland’s laws, including laws that impact under-age vaping,” Superintendent Hallam said.
“Over the past few months, stores selling vaping accessories in the Moreton Police District have been subject to a number of break-and-enter offences where vaping products have been stolen and sold to under-age people.”
