Alarming rise in e-cigarette usage and purchasing behaviours in Victoria
New data 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 NewsPosted 19 Oct, 2022
People 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 NewsPosted 3 Oct, 2022
Quitting 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 NewsPosted 11 Sep, 2022
Proposal to finally end last indoor smoking exemption welcomed
Cancer Council Victoria and Quit Victoria welcomed the Victorian Government for introducing a Bill that that will ensure an exemption for smoking indoors is removed from “High Roller” gaming rooms at Crown Casino.
Media release NewsPosted 15 Aug, 2022
Australians 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 NewsPosted 15 Aug, 2022
Urgent action required to address the e-cigarette epidemic in Victoria
Quit Victoria, VicHealth and Cancer Council Victoria are calling for urgent action to protect current and future generations from becoming dependent on harmful e-cigarettes and start smoking.
Media release NewsPosted 26 Jun, 2022
Quit Smoking to protect our environment
This World No Tobacco Day 2022 (WNTD) Quit is encouraging people who care about the environment to quit smoking or vaping. The 2022 WNTD theme is “Tobacco: Threat to our environment,” and the World Heath Organisations (WHO) has set the theme to raise international awareness of the environmental impact of tobacco – from cultivation, production, distribution, and waste.
Media release NewsPosted 24 May, 2022
Quit relaunches hard hitting “Sponge” advertising campaign
On May 22, Quit will launch a public education campaign reinforcing the negative impact of smoking on the lungs and highlighting how Quitline (13 7848) can support people wherever they are on their quitting journey. The campaign will run across Victorian television, radio and digital platforms, until 2 July 2022.
Media release NewsPosted 18 May, 2022
Aboriginal Quitline counsellors are here to help
As National Close the Gap Day approaches, Quit Victoria is encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people wanting to quit smoking or thinking about quitting, to call the Aboriginal Quitline.
Media release NewsPosted 16 Mar, 2022
Cigarette butts are polluting our global environment
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) this week launched a partnership with the Secretariat of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) to raise awareness and drive action on the extensive environmental and human health impacts of plastic filters found in cigarette butts.
Media release NewsPosted 8 Feb, 2022