The Waiting Room

Vaping with A/Prof Becky Freeman and Dr Michael Bonning

The Waiting Room

Show Notes

Leading researcher in youth vaping A/Prof Becky Freeman and AMA Public Health Committee Chair Dr Michael Bonning speak with Dr Omar Khorshid and Dr Chris Moy about the scourge of vaping in Australia, including where we are now, how we got to this point, and what more needs to be done. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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