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People recovering from illicit drug abuse are twice as likely to be successful if they don’t smoke cigarettes, study suggests.

Jun 22, 2018

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The effectiveness of Australia's vaping laws is being thrown into question with data showing illegal nicotine is making its way into retail stores.

Jun 12, 2018

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Cancer Council WA's Make Smoking History are launching one of the most confronting health campaigns to be shown in WA, revealing the dying days of a former smoker.

Jun 5, 2018

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Smoking is one of the main risk factors for heart disease and responsible for 12% of the burden (death and illness) of cardiovascular disease in Australia. Read the Heart Foundation seven steps to reduce smoking in Australia: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/get-involved/advocacy/smoking-and-tobacco-regulation

Jun 2, 2018

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You don’t have to be old to suffer a stroke. Bill was just 38 when he suffered his first. He had to relearn everything. Quit smoking and reduce your risk today: www.quit.org.au/make-a-plan/

Jun 1, 2018

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NT Government receives the Dirty Ashtray Award...AGAIN. ACOSH and the Australian Medical Association are calling on all Australian Governments to step up, take action and avoid complacency. https://www.acosh.org/what-we-do/national-tobacco-control-scoreboard/

May 31, 2018

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Financial rewards more effective to help smokers quit than e-cigarettes, finds a new study published in the The New England Journal of Medicine

May 24, 2018

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Young children with parents who smoke can have nicotine levels so high, they may as well be smoking themselves.

May 17, 2018

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How Big Tobacco is using social media to undermine advertising bans.

May 11, 2018

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Smoking still causes over 15,500 Australian deaths every year - including people as young as 30.

May 10, 2018

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Pharmacies and other local businesses on Tasmania's east coast are pitching in on a project to pay smokers to quit

May 7, 2018

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The shocking difference between healthy lungs and those of a smoker.

May 3, 2018

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An Australian-first study highlights oncologists can do more to support cancer patients to quit smoking.

May 2, 2018

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Action to curb smoking and tobacco sales has stalled in the past 6 years and it’s time for a return to battle, writes Mike Daube

Apr 30, 2018

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It's not as simple as replacing a very harmful product with a less harmful one, writes the head of the European Respiratory Society's Tobacco Control Committee

Apr 28, 2018

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Powerful California ad on how the vaping / tobacco industries' are targeting kids...

Apr 26, 2018

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The truth about vaping

Apr 16, 2018

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The alarming rise of tobacco use in streaming content... 79 percent of the shows most popular with young people depict smoking prominently. https://truthinitiative.org/smokescreens

Apr 4, 2018

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School and health officials struggling with a sudden influx of easily concealed e-cigarettes fear vaping is creating a new generation of nicotine addicts.

Apr 3, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

The crash & burn of the English #ecig hype citadel? bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/6/e0… pic.twitter.com/PBNXLVSfG8

Jun 22, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

People recovering from illicit drug abuse are twice as likely to be successful if they don’t smoke cigarettes, stud… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 21, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

Fact check: David Leyonhjelm who accepts donations from Philip Morris wrong again - The Government's crackdown on i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 20, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

Starting today, U.S. tobacco companies must place statements on their websites telling the truth about their deadly… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 19, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

Scottish smokers offered £160 incentive to quit scotsman.com/news/scottish-…

Jun 19, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

New research has found that smoking costs the Victorian economy approx. $3.7b per year in tangible costs. Read more… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 19, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

The French government will impose regulations on tobacco companies to help end litter and pollution caused by cigar… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 18, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

Not all e-juices are as nicotine free as they claim, study finds abc.net.au/news/2018-06-1… via @abcnews @SmokefreeAus@GreenlandRohan

Jun 12, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

Great @sunrise segment with @adamferrier & @JaneCaro discussing @quitvic & @strokefdn's new campaign about smoking… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 11, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

Findings from a UK study shows more than half of adolescent e-cigarette users had never smoked a cigarette. acosh.org/uk-study-shows…

Jun 8, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

For the 12th time, the NT Government was awarded the Dirty Ashtray Award by the AMA/ACOSH for failing to improve in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 8, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

When you get a lot of #vapers in an enclosed space, particle counts go through the roof. Pubs, bars, cafes, airline… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 7, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

As of today, all tobacco products sold in NZ will be in standardised packaging with graphic warnings acosh.org/tobacco-standa…

Jun 6, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

Congrats to @CurtinUni's Professor Mike Daube - 2018 Western Australian of the Year! Curtin Library holds his colle… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 6, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

Our new campaign featuring the inspirational Terrie Hall goes live TODAY throughout WA. Read about Terrie's heart b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 5, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

Mr Dixon’s comments come after the NT Government was awarded the Australian Medical Association’s “Dirty Ashtray Aw… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 5, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

So excited our paper published today: “Building strength in coming together”: a mixed methods study using the arts… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jun 4, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

The Northern Territory has been ranked last in the nation for their lack of effort in tobacco control. See how your… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

May 31, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

NACCHO Aboriginal Health #IHMayDay18 #ACCHO Deadly Good News stories Features #WorldNoTobaccoDay events from #NSW… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

May 31, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

“Smokers should not be fooled into thinking that smoking a few cigarettes a day is harmless. Just one cigarette a d… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

May 31, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

The Northern Territory Government has again earned the Dirty Ashtray Award for failing miserably in tobacco control… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

May 31, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

The best thing for your heart is to quit smoking completely. Learn more: heartfoundation.org.au/news/smoking-c… #WorldNoTobaccoDay… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

May 31, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

Thanks young survivor @billgasiamis for helping us spread the message that 'smokes lead to strokes'… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

May 31, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

#Scoreboard results announced. QLD the winner and NT receives the #DirtyAshtrayAward...AGAIN. All Govts. need to av… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

May 31, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

Not the three-peat you want... NT receives another #DirtyAshtrayAward. Complacency reigns supreme across all states… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

May 31, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

Smoking breaks hearts. 2 out of 3 Australian smokers will lose ten years of life and die from their smoking with ju… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

May 31, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

Prof Tom Calma AO talks about how #WorldNoTobaccoDay is the perfect opportunity to take the first step in giving up… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

May 30, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

Seven steps to reduce smoking in Australia @HeartAust #TobaccoBreaksHearts #WorldNoTobaccoDay31May… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

May 30, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

Featuring @michelle_bovill and her excellent #PhD work to inform the @sistaquit trial @NACCHOAustralia… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

May 29, 2018

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Tobacco Free Aust @tobaccofreeaust • 23 Jun 2018

Important finding: Cutting down on smoking not enough to improve lung health ctvnews.ca/health/cutting…

May 25, 2018

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ACOSH continues 45 years of change

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UK study shows more than half of adolescent e-cigarette users had never smoked

Tobacco standardised packaging across NZ from today

Cash incentive better motivator to quit than e-cigarettes

Tobacco in Australia: time to get back to basics

The truth about vaping

Leading health organisation applauds report on e-cigarettes

E-cigarette users may be less likely to quit smoking, says a new study

Public Health England prematurely endorses e-cigarettes

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