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Vapes: Australia's second-largest illicit drug market despite crackdown

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The federal government believes dangerous vaping rates among younger people may have turned a corner following years of rapid growth. But critics say the government's policy is doing more harm than good by creating an unregulated tobacco market and making way for organised crime to prosper.
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