If we are to reduce the numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people smoking we need to consider a whole suite or approaches.
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Many people who vape saying they are trying to quit or to cut down on cigarettes.
Big Tobacco’s efforts to rehabilitate its image should not go unchallenged because the tobacco industry’s goal remains advancing corporate profit at the expense of public health.
Australia’s approach is welcome but doesn’t go far enough. New Zealand’s plans are much bolder. Here’s how they compare.
The proposed standard would lower the nicotine content in cigarettes and cigars by 95% – a public health proposal that could prevent millions from becoming smokers in the first place.
Legislation now entering parliament aims to make Aotearoa New Zealand smokefree by 2025. Forecast effects show huge potential health gains, especially for Māori.
E-cigarettes are facing calls for complete bans on their sale. A tobacco addiction researcher explores the balance between vaping’s harm to teens and potential use as a tool for quitting smoking.
When the age of sale was increased from 16 to 18 in 2007 in the UK, there was a fall in youth smoking rates.
The number of people who die from climate change each year is roughly the same as the number of people who die from tobacco use.
As the comment period begins for the FDA’s proposed ban, public health experts explain the stakes.
Traditionally marketed to women, banning menthol tobacco flavouring would make a moderate impact on smoking harms. Australia is behind many other countries.
In Australia alone, it’s estimated up to 8.9 billion butts are littered each year. A new report finds a mandatory product stewardship scheme can cut this by around half.
From October 1, Australians will only be able to buy e-cigarettes containing nicotine if they have a prescription from a doctor. But there’s another evidence-based way to help more smokers quit.
Plus, new research from Indonesia on the relationship between cigarette advertising near schools and children smoking.
Despite being widely viewed as a safer alternative to tobacco, e-cigarettes aren’t harmless, especially to adolescents. But social media is rife with glossy content that makes vaping look fun and cool.
Nearly a half-million Americans die every year from smoking and tobacco use. Might a little-used legal remedy save those lives?
A new discovery offers hope for ways to treat a debilitating disease that has become a leading cause of death in the US..
The World Trade Organisation has thrown out the final legal challenge to Australia’s tobacco plain packaging laws. Now countries across the world can implement this game-changing public health policy.
Early data suggests being a smoker might put you at higher risk if you catch coronavirus, so there’s never been a better time to quit. The good news is the benefits are almost immediate.
Lockdown should be nuanced to the South African context of overcrowded accommodation and high levels of domestic violence. Permitting cigarette purchases and exercise might assist.
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, City, University of London
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Coral Gartner adalah Sahabat The Conversation.
Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Residence of Global Health, Marquette University
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Research Associate, Simon Fraser University
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Adjunct researcher, University of Tasmania
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Assistant Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professor of Public Health/Director, Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Business Economics, University of Bath
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Assistant Professor of Public Health and Law, The Ohio State University
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Jonine Jancey adalah Sahabat The Conversation.
Academic and Director Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, Curtin University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
