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The clinic, the first of its kind in Australia, was established and is run by internationally recognised expert in smoking cessation, Professor Renee Bittoun, who started Australia’s first smokers’ clinic 40 years ago.

Professor Bittoun said the clinic was created to meet the demand for the service, with children as young as 12 seeking help to quit vaping.

“The use of vapes has increased dramatically in recent years, particularly among young people,” Professor Bittoun said.

“Marketing campaigns often target teenagers and young people, hoping to get them addicted for life.

“Products have even been renamed to sound more appealing. They’ve phased out the use of ‘e-cigarette’, in favour of ‘vapes’ which gives this impression that it’s safe, that it might be water vapor. Unfortunately, we know that almost all of them contain nicotine which when inhaled into the lungs can dramatically affect the developing brain.

“The younger you are when you start your exposure to nicotine, the harder it is to quit.”

Ramsay Clinic Northside offers a comprehensive vaping cessation program that encompasses and addresses all aspects of vaping addiction. The program is open to people of all ages at all stages of addiction.

More information on Ramsay Clinic Northside’s Vaping Cessation Clinic can be found here.