Past tobacco control measures have changed the pack, while the cigarettes inside remain the same. A logical next step is to regulate how companies engineer cigarettes to promote their use.
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While tobacco demand-reduction strategies have been widely implemented in Australia and internationally, comparatively little has been done to control the sale and supply of tobacco products.
I’m a regular drug user. Every morning I take a drug to manage blood pressure. I get my supplies from my neighbourhood dealer, but I can get the stuff almost anywhere.
If legislation currently before the Tasmanian parliament passes, the state could be the first in the world to prohibit the sale of tobacco to people born after 2000.
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Adjunct researcher, University of Tasmania
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Senior research officer, Cancer Council Victoria
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Emeritus Professor, University of Tasmania
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Senior Research Fellow, Primary Health Care/Cochrane Airways Australia Coordinator, University of Tasmania
