 It'll only be possible to purchase the devices in pharmacies and make access by prescription only to help stop smoking. It's only for the short term, though, as a deal between the Albanese government and the Australian Green Party has forced a dampening of the restrictions. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney. So I've been a vaper now for about two and a half years. Jill Clark, who lives in Sydney, has documented her struggles with vaping on TikTok.