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01 Mar 2014... Guide to products to help you quit smoking, including nicotine replacement therapy (patches, gum, lozenges, sublingual tablets and inhalers) and medication. Also includes other strategies to help you quit.

01 May 2017... A factsheet providing a summary of health harms of shisha tobacco.

Electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes, often called ‘vapes’, are electronic devices designed to deliver vapourised liquids into the lungs. There are many different styles of vapes available and they can be difficult to spot. The main ingredient in vapes is propylene glycol, vegetable glycerine or glycerol, and they often also contain nicotine, flavours and other chemicals. Vapes may contain harmful chemicals that aren’t listed on the pack. The biggest misunderstanding about vapes is that they are harmless compared to cigarettes. This is not true. Vapes are not safe.

24 Nov 2023... This video tells you why vaping is bad for you and how it can make you dependent on nicotine. You will learn what is in vapes, how they affect your brain, your mood, and your lungs, and how they can make you smoke more or start smoking. You will also get some advice on how to stop smoking and vaping with some help from experts.

01 Oct 2019... What is in shisha tobacco? Shisha tobacco is usually a combination of tobacco prepared in molasses and flavoured with fruit flavours. Shisha smoke contains large amounts of nicotine, carbon monoxide, tar and other toxins. The water in the shisha does not remove any of the toxins. The fruit flavour does not make it a healthy choice

30 Jun 2023... A nicotine inhaler helps you to quit smoking. It helps by reducing the desire to smoke or vape and some of the feelings of withdrawal which you may experience when you stop smoking.

01 Mar 2021... Information about Shisha and the risk of COVID-19.

01 Nov 2022... Quitting smoking is one of the most important things you can do to reduce your cancer risk. This factsheet offers reasons to quit and has information on approaches to quitting, recommendations, and coping with recovery symptoms.

01 May 2017... A factsheet for businesses providing a summary of victorian tobacco control laws that apply to the sale, advertising and use of shisha tobacco for businesses.

01 Aug 2017... This fact sheet provides general guidance on the smoking ban in outdoor dining areas and complying with Victoria's smoke-free outdoor dining laws from 1 August 2017.