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April 23, 2026Addiction6 citationsOpen Access

Has Australia lost control of its tobacco and nicotine markets?

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RBRon BorlandJMJames MartinEJEdward Jegasothy

Key Points

  • The aim is to assess the impact of taxation and access restrictions on the tobacco and nicotine markets in Australia.
  • Analyzed the effect of cigarette taxes on smoking behavior and market dynamics.
  • Examined the relationship between restricted access to nicotine products and illicit market activity.
  • Increased cigarette smoking among young people has been observed.
  • There is a rise in illicit nicotine markets due to restrictive policies.
  • Easier access to less harmful nicotine products could help control these markets.

Abstract

Punitive taxes on cigarettes and restricted access to lower-risk nicotine products have diverted Australians who use nicotine into illicit markets and may also have increased cigarette smoking among young people. Australia should allow easier consumer access to less harmful alternative nicotine products to help bring the illicit tobacco and nicotine markets under better control.

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Borland et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e9b80e85696592c86eb7a0https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70428
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