Smoke-free Prison pilot in Western Australia

Bandyup Women’s Prison in Middle Swan will go smoke-free from 31 October 2022, with all prisoners, staff, contractors and visitors prohibited from smoking at the start. ACOSH congratulates all involved in this fantastic health initiative

Cancer experts call for smoking ban in Casinos

Crown was exempted from smoking bans in a decision 15 years ago. Now health experts are demanding Victorian MPs close the loophole and ban smoking in the last remaining enclosed space in Victoria Crown Casino where it’s allowed.

10 vaping myths and how to answer them

Vaping advocates usually talk about the ‘benefits’ of e-cigarettes and claim they’re a safer alternative to cigarettes – but these claims are often grounded in fiction. Here’s how to respond to them.

Aussies overwhelmingly support action on e-cigarettes

A new report by Cancer Council Victoria has shown the vast majority of Australians support action to regulate and enforce laws on e-cigarettes to prevent a new generation of nicotine harm and addiction.

5 vaping facts you need to know

This piece by Hopkins Medicine provides the information people need to know about e-cigarettes. In particular, it discusses why these devices are far from the silver bullet to smoking cessation.

A parent has called for action and education from schools after her 12-year-old son was suspended for vaping. She grounded her son and confiscated his device after the shock discovery of him vaping at school, but says she wants more action from the school.

Tobacco use is rife among 13-15 year olds in the Philippines. Teenagers are dying from tobacco-related harms and illness and health expenditure on smoking-related illness costs the country $US 4 billion each year. This piece examines how collusion between politicians and industry is impacting public health.

Tobacco control news

• Medium and longer-term cardiovascular effects of e-cigarettes in adults making a stop attempt: a randomized controlled trial – BMC Medicine
• Nicotine vapes easy to find in QLD: AMA – Canberra Times
• Child vaping risks becoming ‘public health catastrophe’ in UK, experts warn – The Guardian
• Is vaping a threat to public health? – SBS
• Longitudinal assessments of neurocognitive performance and brain structure associated with initiation of tobacco use in children, 2016 – 2021 – JAMA Network
• N.W.T has the highest tobacco tax in Canada again – CBC news
• Tobacco consumption falling in the Americas, says PAHO – BA Times