Key points: Chewed widely across South-East Asia and the Pacific, there's a rise in migrants presenting in Australia with dental health issues An oral medicine specialist says to watch for signs of cancer including ulcers that do not heal, changes in mouth texture, and white patches of soft tissue Friends and family are urged to help betel nut chewers cease its use The areca nut, commonly known as betel nut or buai, is prohibited under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code and considered a schedule 4 poison, according to the Alcohol and Drug Foundation
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Only in the next three or five years will we have a clear understanding of the effects of e-cigarettes. Health authorities fear that non-smokers, mistakenly believing e-cigarettes are safe, will be enthused to take up the habit and that people who have quit smoking may pick up the vaping habit, exposing themselves to the same sort of Pandoras Box that can afflict regular smokers