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Poor oral health and traumatic mouth injuries, the real risks of vaping
This World Oral Health Day (20 March), Victoria’s leading health organisations are highlighting the newest threat to Australia’s oral health – use of e-cigarettes (vaping).
Media release Victoria50 years of anti-tobacco advertising exhibit launches at ACMI
A collaboration between Cancer Council Victoria, Quit and Swinburne University of Technology has launched this week as part of ACMI’s free centrepiece exhibition The Story of the Moving Image, located in Fed Square, Melbourne. The exhibit, displayed in the Moving Minds section of the exhibition, showcases the creative and educative ways Cancer Council Victoria and Quit have tackled anti-tobacco advertising over five decades.
Media release VictoriaSurfing Victoria and Quit join forces to highlight the environmental and health harms of vaping
Surfing Victoria is proud to announce a new partnership with Quit Victoria to help reduce the usage of e-cigarettes on Victoria’s beaches.
News VictoriaAustralians want government action to stop escalating e-cigarette crisis
New data reveals nine in ten Australians want government action to stop Australia’s escalating e-cigarette crisis
Media release NationalCelebrating 10 years of plain packaging
1 December 2022 marks the 10th anniversary since world-first plain packaging was introduced in Australia on 1 December 2012.
NationalCommitment to strengthen tobacco plain packaging measures
Quit and Cancer Council Victoria back the Australian Government’s commitment to strengthen tobacco plain packaging measures on the 10th anniversary of world-leading legislation.
Media release NationalAlarming rise in e-cigarette usage and purchasing behaviours in Victoria
New data (PDF) [1] released today shows almost double the number of Victorian adults report vaping in 2022 (estimated 308,827 users) compared to 2018-19 (estimated 154,895 users). Almost one quarter of all Victorian adults currently using e-cigarettes have never smoked.
Media release News VictoriaPeople who smoke remain in the dark about tobacco product manipulation
Many people who smoke are unaware of the various ways in which their tobacco products are modified to make the harsh smoke easier to inhale, according to new research released today by Quit Victoria.
Media release News VictoriaQuitting smoking likely to help local businesses and reduce alcohol use
A study just published in the journal, BMC Public Health, suggests quitting smoking benefits households and local economies, as well as the health of the person quitting.
Media release News NationalAustralians overwhelmingly support action to protect young people from e-cigarettes
A new report from Cancer Council Victoria’s Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer (CBRC) shows the vast majority of Australians (83%) overwhelmingly support action to regulate and enforce e-cigarettes to prevent a new generation from becoming addicted to nicotine.
Media release National