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Smoking can lead to social isolation and loneliness
A recent study in The Lancet: Relationship of smoking with current and future social isolation and loneliness: 12-year follow-up of older adults in England - The Lancet Regional Health – Europe found that older adults (50+) who smoke are more likely to become socially isolated and lonely compared with non-smokers.
Media release News NationalSet your quit day when you are back into usual routines
Quit is encouraging people who want to quit smoking in the New Year to wait until they are back into their usual routines as the holiday season can be a challenging time to change habits.
Media release NationalNew Owners Corporation rules help people suffering from smoke penetration
Quit Victoria is welcoming a new “model rule” on smoke drift for Owners Corporation Legislation which comes into effect today, Wednesday 1 Dec 2021. Quit Victoria Director Dr Sarah White says that Quit is contacted frequently by people distressed by second-hand smoke penetrating into their homes.
Media release News NationalCall Quitline on World COPD Day: COPD accounts for 30%of the burden of disease from smoking
Quit Victoria is encouraging people who smoke to call Quitline to reduce the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD.
Media release NationalCancer Council Victoria and Quit Victoria welcome regulatory review
Cancer Council Victoria and Quit Victoria welcome the move by the Victorian Government to reviewing its tobacco regulation framework with a view to strengthening enforcement of laws that prohibit the sale of cigarettes and e-cigarettes to children and the sale of illicit tobacco.
Media release News VictoriaCigarette smoke has immediate and deadly effects
Quit Victoria and partners will today launch a public education campaign highlighting how deadly cigarette smoke is on the heart and the link between smoking and Australia’s single biggest killer, heart disease.
Media release VictoriaQuit Victoria launches new e-cigarette resources in a bid to help reduce teen vaping
Quit Victoria has launched a suite of e-cigarette resources, designed to support Victorian parents and teachers to understand the risks of e-cigarette use and empower them to address vaping with their kids and students.
Media release News VictoriaQuit Victoria launches confronting new campaign to reverse 2020 fall in Quitline calls
Quit Victoria has launched a new, hard hitting anti-smoking campaign as data from the Victorian Quitline revealed calls to the service plummeted in 2020 when there were no campaigns on air.
Media release News VictoriaCashing in on kids: dodgy retailers flout the law by brazenly selling e-cigarettes to children
An investigation in the Herald Sun has revealed tobacco retailers in Melbourne’s south east brazenly selling e-cigarettes to children, breaking a series of laws banning the sale of addictive vaping products.
Media release News VictoriaSmokes can lead to strokes: new partnership seeks to save lives
Quit and Stroke Foundation have partnered to offer training and resources for stroke clinicians to help people recovering from a stroke to stop smoking, reducing their risk of having another stroke.
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