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EPISODE · Apr 3, 2026 · 22 MIN

GFN.TV Interviews #85 | PROHIBITION BY PROXY | How Australia Blocks Safer Nicotine

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Australia’s vape crackdown was supposed to curb youth use—but in practice, it has created prohibition by proxy. While still legal, access to nicotine vapes is tightly controlled and choice is so severely limited that over 90% of all vapes in Australia are purchased on the black market. In this episode of GFN Interviews, Australian GP Dr. Carolyn Beaumont examines how this system frustrates access to safer nicotine—from restrictive product approvals to medical guidelines that offer little real support for harm reduction. Featuring: DR. CAROLYN BEAUMONT, MD Australian General Practitioner/Family Physician

Australia’s vape crackdown was supposed to curb youth use—but in practice, it has created prohibition by proxy. While still legal, access to nicotine vapes is tightly controlled and choice is so severely limited that over 90% of all vapes in Australia are purchased on the black market. In this episode of GFN Interviews, Australian GP Dr. Carolyn Beaumont examines how this system frustrates access to safer nicotine—from restrictive product approvals to medical guidelines that offer little real support for harm reduction. Featuring: DR. CAROLYN BEAUMONT, MD Australian General Practitioner/Family Physician

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