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Smoking is an important risk factor for the three diseases that cause most deaths in Australia: heart disease, stroke and lung cancer. It is responsible for around 80% of all lung cancer deaths and 20% of all cancer deaths. Smoking has also been linked to cancers of the mouth, bladder, kidney, stomach and cervix, among others. Smokers are also at increased risk of having reduced lung function from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Using tobacco has been linked to a variety of other conditions, such as diabetes, peptic ulcers, some vision problems, and back pain. Smoking in pregnancy can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth.
The HealthInsite topic page on Passive Smoking has links to information on the health effects of passive exposure to smoke.
Updated October 2007
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Cigarettes and smoking
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Did you know that 80% of young people who smoke regularly continue to smoke as adults? Nearly half the smokers under 30 started smoking by the age of 15.
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May 2008
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Health impacts of wood smoke
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The Australian Lung Foundation
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Wood smoke contains fine particles which are breathed into the lungs. They irritate the bronchial tubes and affect those with pre-existing lung disease, especially asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
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May 2008
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Substance abuse: Student factsheet
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Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
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Drugs are a part of our social life and culture, especially for younger people, and are potentially harmful to physical and mental health. Women are more likely than men to use medications, but are less likely than men to use illegal drugs.
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Nov 2007
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Giving up smoking
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The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
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The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council defines low risk drinking as no more than two standard drinks per day and at least two alcohol free days per week. People can usually list many good reasons for not smoking or giving up smoking. Often they are the very people who cannot seem to stop, even when they know there is no safe level of smoking.
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Jun 2007
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Smoking tobacco is deadly
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Better Health Channel
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Tobacco causes more illness and death than any other drug. One in two lifetime smokers will die from their habit, half of them in middle age. More than 19,000 people died in Australia in 1998 from diseases caused by smoking.
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Mar 2007
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Media release. Look, see, quit: new images to shock smokers
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Graphic images on cigarette packets, similar to those introduced in Australia last March, have been found in a recently-published international study to be the most effective way to get across to smokers the range and severity of the health risks they face.
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Mar 2007
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Smoking and eye disease
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Better Health Channel
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Smoking is a major factor contributing to the early development of age-related macular degeneration. Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of blindness in the Western world.
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Feb 2007
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Statement on smoking as related to the perioperative period
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Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
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Some adverse effects of smoking are considerably lessened following cessation of smoking. These benefits are particularly relevant in the perioperative period.
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Feb 2007
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: COPD
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myDr
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long term condition that blocks the airways in the lungs. Read all about it.
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Jul 2006
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Bronchitis
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myDr
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Bronchitis is a term that means inflammation of the bronchi in the lungs. Read about the symptoms, the causes and the treatment for acute and chronic bronchitis.
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Jul 2006
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Lifestyle factors
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The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
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Smoking is known to have an adverse affect on bone health and results in a significant loss of bone mass (bone mineral density).
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Feb 2006
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Smoking: reduction initiatives
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Tobacco smoking is the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in Australia, and kills more than 19,000 Australians every year.
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Oct 2005
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Harmful Effects in Pregnancy
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to information on the potential harmful effects of alcohol, smoking, drugs and other chemicals in pregnancy.
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Aug 2005
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Myths about cigarette smoking
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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Myths and facts about cigarette smoking
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Apr 2005
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Men who smoke
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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Myths and facts about the effects of smoking on men.
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Apr 2005
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Smoking and mental illness
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SANE Australia
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People with mental illness, like many others, often smoke because they have learned to use it as a way of dealing with feelings such as boredom or stress.
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Jan 2005
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Cilia dysfunction.
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Better Health Channel
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The fine cilia ('hairs') lining the airways are damaged by tar and the other by-products of tobacco smoke. This means the lungs eventually cannot work properly.
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Aug 2003
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Diabetes and smoking
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myDr
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Tobacco smoking is an important factor in the development of complications of the eyes, kidneys and blood vessels.
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Jul 2003
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Rheumatoid arthritis and smoking
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myDr
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A number of studies have shown a link between cigarette smoking and rheumatoid arthritis. Stopping smoking may well lower your risk of developing this debilitating condition.
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Feb 2003
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Smoking causes blindness too
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myDr
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Research has found that smokers are at an increased risk of a condition known as age-related macular degeneration, which can lead to blindness.
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Feb 2002
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