Summary This report used monthly data from Roy Morgan Research’s “Single Source” omnibus survey of Australians aged 14+ years to investigate the prevalence of current vaping (used e -cigarettes in the past month), current smoking (smokes factory-made cigarettes or smoked roll-your-own cigarettes in the past month), and current vaping and/or smoking (as an approximate indicator of overall nicotine usei) from February 2018 to December 2024. Smoking, vaping and tobacco Cigarettes contain tobacco, a drug usually breathed in as smoke. The main chemical in tobacco, nicotine, is highly addictive. Nicotine may also be found in e -cigarettes. Smoking and vaping cause preventable illness and death. Find help to quit smoking or vaping, or support someone close to you. Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) statement on the public health risks of e -cigarettes. Protecting the health of current adult cigarette smokers E -cigarettes have been marketed by the e - cigarette and tobacco industries to existing smokers as both a smoking cessation tool and as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes and tobacco smoking.
