Quit News
Higher smoking and vaping in LGBTIQA+ communities prompts refreshed campaign to empower quitting
‘Quit with Pride’, a social marketing campaign to prompt people in the LGBTIQA+ community to find their why for quitting smoking or vaping, launches today. The campaign will run until May 17 across Victorian radio, podcast, out of home posters, digital channels and throughout community and outdoor settings.
Safeguarding Australia’s position as tobacco control leaders - new smoking health warnings, pack inserts and a ban on menthols from April 1
Quit and Cancer Council welcome a range of new mandatory changes to tobacco products coming into effect today, as Australia becomes just the second country in the world to introduce Health Warnings on individual cigarette sticks, following Canada.
Tackle quitting smoking ‘One Step’ at a time with new Quit campaigns
Quit today launches two mass media social marketing campaigns to prompt people who smoke to start their quit journey. The new ‘One Step’ and ‘Sounds Like’ campaigns will run until April 26, across Victorian radio, digital and across community and outdoor settings.
Gaps in teens’ understanding of smoking harms associated with increased risk of future smoking
A new paper from the Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer (CBRC) at Cancer Council Victoria, published today in Tobacco Control, shows gaps in teenagers’ understanding of the harms of smoking. Particularly concerning was the finding that those adolescents who are more susceptible to smoking were less likely to understand that smoking causes a range of diseases and that smoking spreads toxic chemicals all around the body.
Smoking health harms “worse than we thought”, new ANU study of Australians aged 45 and over finds
The scale of harm caused by smoking is higher than previously thought, according to new research out today from The Australian National University (ANU). Tragically, an estimated 66 Australians a day, or more than 24,000 people a year, will die from smoking.
Research suggests quitting vapes may help your dating prospects. Quit for better chance at love this Valentine’s Day
Too tall or too short? Parents or friends not a fan? Maybe their star sign doesn’t align with yours? There are many reasons people find not to date someone. Now, many people are also checking whether a potential partner vapes or not.
Victorian-first as free grade 5-6 education resources launched to help students learn about youth vaping harms
In a first for the state, primary school teachers and health educators of grades 5 and 6 students will now have access to a range of Victorian curriculum-aligned vaping education resources to teach young people about the harms of vaping and help create healthy communities.
Welcoming a new Tobacco Licensing Scheme, bringing Victoria in line with the rest of Australia
Quit and Cancer Council Victoria today join in marking the passage of milestone legislation to introduce a licensing scheme for tobacco at the retail and wholesale levels in Victoria.
New Victorian data shows highest vaping prevalence in metro areas, highest smoking prevalence in regional areas
A new report from Cancer Council Victoria’s Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer (CBRC) shows a concerning prevalence of smoking and vaping across the Victorian community, broken down by local government areas (LGAs) and local public health units (LPHUs).
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