Smoking
What’s happening with Australia’s shifting drug habits?
New data shows how Australians are using legal and illicit drugs in their daily lives. Long-running campaigns to educate on......
Nearly a quarter of Australians with a disability smoke, study finds
A recent study is recommending policymakers implement new strategies to reduce the high smoking rate of Australians with disabilities. Health......
One in 4 Australians with disabilities smoke: research
A study has found there aren’t enough tailored resources available for people with disabilities who are trying to quit smoking.......
Federal government needs to regulate tobacco licensing fees
A new research published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health found a link between the increase......
Teen smoking on the rise
The Cancer Council of Victoria has released alarming new data revealing three times increase in tobacco smoking among 14 to......
Smokenders Give Their Take On Banning Menthol Cigarettes
The Federal government are taking a new approach to halving the number of Australian smokers, by introducing a ban on......
One in five young Australians have tried vaping or e-cigarettes
Around 14 percent of Australian children between ages 12 and 17 have tried vaping or have smoked an e-cigarette. Around......
Covid-19 posing extra risks for smokers
Evidence is continuing to emerge that smoking puts people at greater risk of illness if they contract COVID-19. Smokers are......
Electronic cigarettes Deemed a Not so Healthier Alternative
Studies suggest that electronic cigarettes may not be the best manageable way to quit smoking. Despite electronic cigarettes as being......
Half of all deaths for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian adults linked to smoking
Smoking causes around 50 percent of deaths for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians over 45 years of age according......