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Addictions are difficult to break as we usually surround ourselves with people, paraphernalia or situations that trigger the behaviour that led to the addiction in the first place. But psychological conditioning…
Plain packing has been a reality for Big Tobacco in Australia for three months now; New Zealand announced last week it will follow suit; and at least four other nations, including India, are also considering…
A study published in the latest edition of the journal Tobacco Control confirms what we’ve long suspected about nicotine replacement therapy (NRT): smokers don’t need to resort to these pharmaceuticals…
Smoking bans have been linked with a reduction in the risk of preterm baby deliveries in a new Belgian study. The study, published on the British Medical Journal website today, included more than 600,000…
The past week has seen a torrent of news coverage about Chrissie Swan, who “confessed” to smoking while pregnant with her third child. The confession was followed by myriad commentators and op-eds criticising…
Broadcaster and commentator Chrissie Swan certainly opened her own can of worms yesterday with her admission she has been smoking while pregnant with her third child. Swan’s “confession” came to light…
Support for smoke-free laws is near universal in Australia. In the late 1980s and 90s, these laws were primarily advocated and adopted on the premise that employees shouldn’t be continuously exposed to…
In 1863, Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote, “Try to pose for yourself this task: not to think of a polar bear – and you will see that the cursed thing will come to mind every minute.” According to a recent experiment…
The number of Indigenous heavy smokers fell from 17.3% in 1994 to 9.4% in 2008, a relative drop of 45%, a study has found. The study, conducted by the Menzies School of Health Research and published today…
“Every time a door closes a window opens.” This clichéd greeting card sentiment must be the catch-cry of tobacco marketers globally. Every since tobacco advertising was first forced off our television…
Smokers are 33% more likely to be absent from work and take, on average, 2.7 extra sick days annually. This costs the UK…
Australians are drinking and smoking less but putting on weight like never before, a national survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has found. Results from the ABS Australian Health Survey, the…
Researchers has found that the psychological effects for adolescents who give up smoking are very similar to those in adults…
A new study has found that lung cancer patients with a history of smoking have ten times the genetic mutations in their tumors…
Research conducted in seven secondary schools in southern California has confirmed previously acknowledged trends that popular…
A molecular process in smoking-related heart disease has been linked to a chemical in cigarettes called benzo(a)pyrene, or…
A report has found that tobacco production has increased by more than 300% in India. It was also found that up to 35% of…
It’s been 100 years since the first medical textbook identified a link between smoking tobacco and lung cancer. So how strange is it that in 2012 we can walk into Coles and Woolworths and buy cigarettes…
In a recent study, smokers who consumed the most fruits and vegetables were three times more likely to be tobacco-free for…
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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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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Adjunct researcher, University of Tasmania
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Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, The University of Queensland
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Research Officer, Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Business Economics, University of Bath
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Professor of Public Health/Director, Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Reader in Social Sciences and Health, Cardiff University
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Assistant Professor in Health Promotion and Policy, UMass Amherst, UMass Amherst
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Deakin University
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Head, Tobacco Control Research Program, Menzies School of Health Research
