Hygiena 2021, 66(1):24-26 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1775

Electronic cigarettes: approach of Australia and Great Britain

Eva Králíková1,2
1 Univerzita Karlova, 1. lékařská fakulta, III. interní klinika - klinika endokrinologie a metabolismu, Centrum pro závislé na tabáku a Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice v Praze, Praha, Česká republika
2 Univerzita Karlova, 1. lékařská fakulta, Ústav hygieny a epidemiologie a Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice v Praze, Praha, Česká republika

Electronic cigarettes (EC) are a controversial topic and the approaches of different countries also differ. We can compare Great Britain (GB), where ECs are recommended as a smoking cessation aid and available over-the-counter, and Australia, part of the Commonwealth, where only ECs without nicotine are free available, while ECs with nicotine are currently tied to the prescription of a physician.

Keywords: electronic cigarettes - availability, Great Britain, Australia

Received: January 2021; Accepted: February 4, 2021; Published: March 21, 2021  Show citation

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Králíková E. Electronic cigarettes: approach of Australia and Great Britain. Hygiena. 2021;66(1):24-26. doi: 10.21101/hygiena.a1775.
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