Quit News

Quit and Cancer Council Victoria commend new legislation to extend tobacco controls and stop vaping product promotion online

Quit and Cancer Council Victoria today congratulated the Australian Parliament on its support for the Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill.

Quit and Cancer Council Victoria applaud banning of disposable vaping products

Cancer Council Victoria and Quit have expressed huge relief at the announcement by Federal Health and Home Affairs Ministers of a ban on single use vaping products, designed to urgently curb access to these harmful, addictive products.

Quit launches campaigns to help people stop smoking and vaping, as nicotine addiction rises

Data highlights the need for Quit campaigns to drive motivation to stop smoking and support to quit, as nicotine addiction continues to rise.

Vaping on the rise, linked to anxiety and depression

Vaping is on the rise in adolescents, and associated with a range of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression and stress, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).

Supporting the call for urgent parliamentary inquiry into harmful industries

Quit & Food for Health Alliance support call for urgent parliamentary inquiry into harmful industries – as youth vaping rates and unhealthy food advertising volume soars

Teaching kids to hide e-cigarettes from parents & making vaping seem glamourous

New research exposes the manipulative tricks the e-cigarette industry uses to normalise vaping among teens on social media

New data shows Australian teen smoking increasing for the first time in 25 years, against a backdrop of rising e-cigarette use

New data shows Australian teen smoking increasing for the first time in 25 years, against a backdrop of rising e-cigarette use

Celebrating 50 years of leadership in anti-tobacco advertising this World No Tobacco Day

MEDIA RELEASE and ALERT Wednesday 31 May 2023 Public health experts in tobacco control and behaviour change campaigns join a special event at ACMI’s Swinburne Studio at Federation Square to mark 50 years of anti-tobacco advertising led by Cancer Council Victoria.

World No Tobacco Day 31 May 2023: Grow food, not tobacco

New Quit campaign and online hub urge Victorians to ‘See through the haze’ and ‘Get the facts on vaping’

A new Quit campaign highlighting the risks of vaping is being launched today alongside new research by Cancer Council Victoria’s Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer. The data reveals many Victorians are still unaware of the risks associated with vaping. While 67% of Victorian adults disagree that the dangers of vaping have been exaggerated, a third are unsure or think otherwise. Also concerning is 1 in 5 (19%) Victorian adults agree or are not sure whether e-cigarettes do not contain dangerous chemicals.[1]