Smoking and tobacco

E-liquid products may or may not contain nicotine or other harmful substances. E-liquid products are not always labelled accurately and there is no guarantee that a product does not contain nicotine.

Electronic cigarettes – or e-cigarettes – simulate the act of smoking, but you don’t burn tobacco when you use them.

You would have to gain over 40 kilograms above your recommended weight to equal the risk of heart disease posed by smoking.

Along with nicotine, people who smoke inhale about 7,000 other chemicals in cigarette smoke. Many of these chemicals come from burning tobacco leaf. Some of these compounds are chemically active and trigger profound and damaging changes in the body.

People who successfully quit smoking see their past attempts as practice and experience.

Do you understand why you smoke. Nicotine addition is only one part of a three part journey to quitting smoking.

Quitting smoking is the best thing you will ever do for your health. Withdrawal can be challenging, but it can help if you look at the symptoms as signs that your body is recovering.

Learn from Quit Victoria Quitline specialist about how to break your smoking habits and quit smoking. Learn her tips on triggers and how to avoid them.

Healthy eating and lifestyle changes can help to manage high blood pressure.

Along with nicotine, people who smoke inhale about 7,000 other chemicals in cigarette smoke. Many of these chemicals come from burning tobacco leaf. Some of these compounds are chemically active and trigger profound and damaging changes in the body.

If you want to quit smoking, think about how much of your weekly income is going up in smoke.

Tobacco causes more illness and death than any other drug.

Quitting smoking is the best thing you will ever do for your health. Withdrawal can be challenging, but it can help if you look at the symptoms as signs that your body is recovering.

People who smoke should visit their dentist regularly to keep their teeth and gums healthy, and have regular oral cancer checks.

Along with nicotine, people who smoke inhale about 7,000 other chemicals in cigarette smoke. Many of these chemicals come from burning tobacco leaf. Some of these compounds are chemically active and trigger profound and damaging changes in the body.

Smoking is thought to be a factor in age-related macular degeneration and blindness.

A smoker's excess risk of heart attack reduces rapidly after only one year of not smoking.

Quitting smoking is the best thing you will ever do for your health. Withdrawal can be challenging, but it can help if you look at the symptoms as signs that your body is recovering.

E-liquid products may or may not contain nicotine or other harmful substances. E-liquid products are not always labelled accurately and there is no guarantee that a product does not contain nicotine.

Electronic cigarettes – or e-cigarettes – simulate the act of smoking, but you don’t burn tobacco when you use them.

Passive smoking means breathing other people's second-hand tobacco smoke. Passive smoking increases the risk of serious illness in both children and adults.

Along with nicotine, people who smoke inhale about 7,000 other chemicals in cigarette smoke. Many of these chemicals come from burning tobacco leaf. Some of these compounds are chemically active and trigger profound and damaging changes in the body.

If you want to quit smoking, think about how much of your weekly income is going up in smoke.

You are a role model for your child - what at you do can influence your child, including if you quit smoking or vaping.

Smoking kills more Victorians every year than road accidents, alcohol and other drugs combined.

Smoking kills more Victorians every year than road accidents, alcohol and other drugs combined. To minimise the health effects of tobacco on individuals and the community, Victoria has laws controlling cigarette sales and where people can smoke.

Quitting smoking is the best thing you will ever do for your health. Withdrawal can be challenging, but it can help if you look at the symptoms as signs that your body is recovering.

Exposure to second-hand smoke increases the risk of children developing asthma and provokes more frequent asthma in children with asthma.

Smoking while pregnant exposes a woman and her unborn child to an increased risk of health problems.

Along with nicotine, people who smoke inhale about 7,000 other chemicals in cigarette smoke. Many of these chemicals come from burning tobacco leaf. Some of these compounds are chemically active and trigger profound and damaging changes in the body.