Smoking

Smoking is a major contributor to mortality and ill-health of Australians. In Australia, approximately 19,000 deaths annually are attributable to smoking-related causes. Smoking is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, numerous cancers, notably lung and throat, and many other conditions. (Source: Indicators of health risk factors - the AIHW view [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare])

Smokers are also at increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and reduced lung function and smoking in pregnancy increases the risk of health problems for both mother and child. Tobacco use has been linked to a variety of other conditions, such as diabetes, peptic ulcers, some vision problems, and back pain.

Updated January 2012

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Title:	Drugs in Australia 2010: tobacco, alcohol and other drugs
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	Drugs in Australia 2010 provides a comprehensive summary of Australians' consumption of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and use of treatment services, drawing on the latest statistics from major national collections.
Date:	Nov 2011

Title:	Smoking
Publisher:	Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:	Why people start smoking, why people continue to smoke, the effects of smoking and how to give it up.
Date:	Oct 2011

Title:	Impact of tobacco advertising and promotion on increasing adolescent smoking behaviours
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Advertising is the use of media to create positive product imagery or associations. Promotion or marketing is the mix of activities designed to increase sales. There are no trials of the impact of tobacco advertising and promotional activities on people...
Date:	Aug 2011

Title:	2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey report
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	This 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey report shows: positive and significant reductions since 2007 in daily tobacco smoking; mixed findings on alcohol consumption and risk; and a small overall rise in illicit drug use.
Date:	Jul 2011

Title:	Media Release: Cancer Council commends Opposition support for plain tobacco packaging
Publisher:	The Cancer Council Australia
Description:	The federal Opposition should be commended for supporting the Government's proposal to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products sold in Australia from July next year, Cancer Council Australia said today (31 May 2011). Chair of Cancer Council Australia's Tobacco Issues Committee, Caroline Miller, said the Opposition's decision to back the bill was a continuation of Australia's strong track record of bipartisan support for policy measures that can significantly reduce the negative health impact of smoking.
Date:	Nov 2011

Title:	Breastfeeding - medicines and drugs
Publisher:	Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:	Lots of different things can pass from the mother's body into the breast milk, including things you eat and drink.
Date:	Apr 2011

Title:	ARPANSA - Radon in homes
Publisher:	Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
Description:	The nature of radon, how it gets into homes, whether it is harmful and what can be done about it are discussed.
Date:	Jan 2011

Title:	Mecamylamine (a nicotine antagonist) for smoking cessation
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Mecamylamine is a drug originally marketed for lowering blood pressure, which was found to block the rewarding effects of nicotine. At doses high enough to do this, though, mecamylamine can have significant adverse effects, including drowsiness, hypoten...
Date:	Dec 2010

Title:	Smoking
Publisher:	The Cancer Council Australia
Description:	Tobacco smoking is the largest preventable cause of death and disease in Australia.
Date:	Jul 2010

Title:	About drugs
Publisher:	Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:	A drug is any chemical that is not food and that affects your body. Some drugs, like medicines and painkillers are prescribed by a doctor to help you be healthy, or they are available in pharmacies without a prescription.
Date:	May 2010

Title:	2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: state and territory supplement
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	This report presents data on patterns of drug use in each of the states and territories. The results are based on a survey of more than 23,000 Australians conducted in 2007, and provide profiles of drug use and community attitudes in each of the states and territories.
Date:	Aug 2008

Title:	Interventions for preventing tobacco sales to minors
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	If young people are unable to purchase cigarettes it may reduce the number who start to smoke. Various interventions including warnings and fines for retailers who illegally make sales to underage youth have been shown to reduce the proportion of retail...
Date:	May 2008

Title:	Indicators of health risk factors - the AIHW view
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	Presented in this report is the latest information about four health risk factors: alcohol consumption; physical inactivity; tobacco smokig and overweight and obesity
Date:	Oct 2003

Title:	2001 National Drug Strategy Household Survey - State and Territory supplement
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	This report provides comparative State and Territory results from the 2001 National Drug Strategy Household Survey, and supplements the national results published in 2001 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: First Results. It covers use of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs, as well as support for drug-related policies.
Date:	Aug 2002

Title:	1998 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: state and territory results
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	Between June and September 1998, 10 030 Australians aged 14 years and older participated in the National Drug Strategy Household Survey. This publication contains the results for the states and territories of Australia. Respondents were asked about their knowledge of drugs, their drug consumption histories, and related behaviours.
Date:	Oct 2001

Title:	1998 National Drug Strategy Household Survey : Queensland results
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	Presents data collected in Australia's most comprehensive national survey on drug issues. Key results on drug-related awareness, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours are compared to the results for other States and Territories combined.
Date:	Oct 2001

Title:	Statistics on drug use in Australia 1998
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	Provides a summary of major drug-use statistical collections which will lead interested readers to sources of more detailed information. Data are presented on drug use patterns, economics, special population groups, health impacts, treatment services, and drug-related crime and law enforcement.
Date:	Oct 2001

Title:	National drug strategy household survey 1998: first results
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	Report presenting summary data collected in Australia's most comprehensive national survey on drug issues. Key results are presented on drug-related awareness, knowledge, attitudes and behaviour. Comparisons with the 1995 survey are presented and population estimates of the numbers of consumers of both licit and illicit substances are also provided.
Date:	Oct 2001

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