Source document: https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1697631681177.pdf (Australia)
Dear Sir/Madam, My son is 35 years old with an intellectual disability.

He was a smoker of about 25 cigarettes/day.

His clothed and breath smelled of cigarettes.

He was also spending a large part of his pension on tobacco.

Just not sustainable when we are gone.

We eventually got him onto a nicotine based vape and he has not had a cigarette for about 2 years.
He no longer smells like tobacco and the smell of tobacco is no longer in the house as it just found its way in and caused me some difficulties in breathing.

He no longer has smokers cough.

This is very difficult for us as I have heart failure and diabetes and my wife has very little sight and arthritis.

We just don’t need any more difficulties in our life.

We can simply order his vape over the net.

Any change to this model would be very difficult for us to cope.
We will continue to encourage him to stop vaping.

Thank you for your consideration of our circumstances and trust you will leave the current system in place.

Regards, Tobacco Harm ReductionSubmission 857