Addictions topics
Tobacco smoking and quitting
Read the following articles to find out about the many benefits of giving up smoking and how to kick the habit.
Animation: effects of smoking
The effects of smoking on your body and your mind can be viewed by clicking the body part on this interactive animation.
Asthma and passive smoking
People with asthma are even more at risk from the effects of passive smoking than others.
Asthma and smoking
Smoking and asthma do not combine well. Tobacco smoke has several adverse effects on the airways of both smokers and those who are exposed to environmental tobacco.
Bronchitis
Bronchitis can be acute or chronic (long term) and is usually caused by viral or bacterial infection of the lungs. Find out the symptoms and treatment.
Champix no suicide risk, study finds
New research finds no clear evidence that varenicline (Champix) is associated with an increased risk of having thoughts of suicide.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long term condition that blocks the airways in the lungs.
Cigarette smoke: what's in it?
Many chemicals in tobacco smoke are poisonous. The major chemicals in tobacco smoke are nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide.
COPD: treatment and management
Although COPD cannot be cured, there are measures that can be taken that should relieve symptoms, slow progression and prevent complications.
Diabetes and smoking
Tobacco smoking is an important factor in the development of complications of the eyes, kidneys and blood vessels.
Emphysema: treatment
Treatment of emphysema is aimed at relieving symptoms and preventing the disease from progressing even further.
Emphysema: what you need to know
Emphysema is an ongoing condition in which the walls of the alveoli in the lungs become gradually damaged. Read all about it.
Lung cancer: causes and symptoms
The longer you`ve been smoking, and the more you smoke, the greater your risk of getting lung cancer.
Lung cancer: some sobering facts
Lung cancer is the leading cause of death due to cancer in Australia.
Lung cancer: what you need to know
Lung cancer is the biggest cancer killer in Australia: find out more about it here.
New Year's health resolutions
New Year is a good time to think about making lifestyle changes that will benefit our health: quit smoking, eat a healthy diet, exercise and reduce alcohol intake.
New Year's resolutions: making them work
Here are some expert tips to help you make your New Year's resolutions work.
Nicotine patches help smokers quit
An effective way to help yourself stop smoking is to use nicotine patches.
Passive smoking: minor exposure can cause major problems
Just one hour of exposure to passive smoking may result in potentially serious effects on the heart and lungs.
Quit smoking: 10 tips
Read these 10 quick tips to help you quit smoking, including nicotine patches.motivation and other information on giving up smoking.
Quitting smoking
Many people are giving up smoking and feeling the benefits.
Quitting smoking: cold turkey most popular method
Going cold turkey was the most used quit-smoking strategy among successful quitters, survey found.
Rheumatoid arthritis and smoking
A number of studies have shown a link between cigarette smoking and rheumatoid arthritis. Stopping smoking may well lower your risk of developing this debilitating condition.
Schizophrenia and smoking
The extremely high prevalence of smoking in people with schizophrenia has attracted attention to the CNS nicotinic receptors in the brain.
Slideshow: 10 tips to quit smoking
Quit smoking by viewing this slideshow of tips, including nicotine patches, medicines, motivation and support.
Smoking and your dental health
Smoking not only damages your general health but also causes problems in your mouth.
Smoking causes blindness too
Research has found that smokers are at an increased risk of a condition known as age-related macular degeneration, which can lead to blindness.
Smoking cessation products and services
Nicotine replacement, prescription tablets or non-medicine therapies can help you succeed in giving up smoking.
Smoking grandmothers pass down cancer risk to grandkids
A child whose grandmother smoked has double the risk of childhood cancer as the grandchild of a non-smoker.
Smoking in early pregnancy
A study has shown that smoking in early pregnancy doubles the risk of the children showing aggressive behaviour at age 5.
Smoking in pregnancy may raise baby's future heart risk
Smoking during pregnancy is linked with lower levels of 'good' cholesterol in children and may raise heart and stroke risk in adult offspring, experts say.
Smoking poses higher heart risk for women
Smoking increases the risk of heart disease more in women than it does in men, a landmark study of 2.4 million people has found.
Smoking: cut down to quit, no better than cold turkey
The cut down to quit approach to smoking cessation is no more effective than quitting cold turkey, according to a study comparing the quit strategies.
Smoking: health minister urges Australians to quit
Smoking was in the spotlight again last week with World No Tobacco Day being used to highlight the dangers of cigarettes.
Smoking: it's never too late to stop
Research in London has shown that if lifelong smokers give up the habit as late as the age of 50 their chances of dying from lung cancer will be halved.
Smoking: pregnancy and breast feeding
Smoking while pregnant can affect the baby's growth and development, increasing the risk of low birth weight, premature birth and spontaneous abortions.
Smoking: the benefits of quitting
Stopping smoking will bring immediate, as well as long-term, benefits.
Smoking: what are the effects?
Find out the immediate effects of smoking a cigarette on your heart rate and blood pressure and also the long-term effects on your body.
Smoking: why you should stop smoking
Giving up smoking may take some time, but it is worth the effort.
World No Tobacco Day
World No Tobacco Day aims to inform the community about the dangers of tobacco use and what WHO is doing, and people around the world can do, to fight the tobacco epidemic.
The effects of smoking on your body and your mind can be viewed by clicking the body part on this interactive animation.
Asthma and passive smoking
People with asthma are even more at risk from the effects of passive smoking than others.
Asthma and smoking
Smoking and asthma do not combine well. Tobacco smoke has several adverse effects on the airways of both smokers and those who are exposed to environmental tobacco.
Bronchitis
Bronchitis can be acute or chronic (long term) and is usually caused by viral or bacterial infection of the lungs. Find out the symptoms and treatment.
Champix no suicide risk, study finds
New research finds no clear evidence that varenicline (Champix) is associated with an increased risk of having thoughts of suicide.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long term condition that blocks the airways in the lungs.
Cigarette smoke: what's in it?
Many chemicals in tobacco smoke are poisonous. The major chemicals in tobacco smoke are nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide.
COPD: treatment and management
Although COPD cannot be cured, there are measures that can be taken that should relieve symptoms, slow progression and prevent complications.
Diabetes and smoking
Tobacco smoking is an important factor in the development of complications of the eyes, kidneys and blood vessels.
Emphysema: treatment
Treatment of emphysema is aimed at relieving symptoms and preventing the disease from progressing even further.
Emphysema: what you need to know
Emphysema is an ongoing condition in which the walls of the alveoli in the lungs become gradually damaged. Read all about it.
Lung cancer: causes and symptoms
The longer you`ve been smoking, and the more you smoke, the greater your risk of getting lung cancer.
Lung cancer: some sobering facts
Lung cancer is the leading cause of death due to cancer in Australia.
Lung cancer: what you need to know
Lung cancer is the biggest cancer killer in Australia: find out more about it here.
New Year's health resolutions
New Year is a good time to think about making lifestyle changes that will benefit our health: quit smoking, eat a healthy diet, exercise and reduce alcohol intake.
New Year's resolutions: making them work
Here are some expert tips to help you make your New Year's resolutions work.
Nicotine patches help smokers quit
An effective way to help yourself stop smoking is to use nicotine patches.
Passive smoking: minor exposure can cause major problems
Just one hour of exposure to passive smoking may result in potentially serious effects on the heart and lungs.
Quit smoking: 10 tips
Read these 10 quick tips to help you quit smoking, including nicotine patches.motivation and other information on giving up smoking.
Quitting smoking
Many people are giving up smoking and feeling the benefits.
Quitting smoking: cold turkey most popular method
Going cold turkey was the most used quit-smoking strategy among successful quitters, survey found.
Rheumatoid arthritis and smoking
A number of studies have shown a link between cigarette smoking and rheumatoid arthritis. Stopping smoking may well lower your risk of developing this debilitating condition.
Schizophrenia and smoking
The extremely high prevalence of smoking in people with schizophrenia has attracted attention to the CNS nicotinic receptors in the brain.
Slideshow: 10 tips to quit smoking
Quit smoking by viewing this slideshow of tips, including nicotine patches, medicines, motivation and support.
Smoking and your dental health
Smoking not only damages your general health but also causes problems in your mouth.
Smoking causes blindness too
Research has found that smokers are at an increased risk of a condition known as age-related macular degeneration, which can lead to blindness.
Smoking cessation products and services
Nicotine replacement, prescription tablets or non-medicine therapies can help you succeed in giving up smoking.
Smoking grandmothers pass down cancer risk to grandkids
A child whose grandmother smoked has double the risk of childhood cancer as the grandchild of a non-smoker.
Smoking in early pregnancy
A study has shown that smoking in early pregnancy doubles the risk of the children showing aggressive behaviour at age 5.
Smoking in pregnancy may raise baby's future heart risk
Smoking during pregnancy is linked with lower levels of 'good' cholesterol in children and may raise heart and stroke risk in adult offspring, experts say.
Smoking poses higher heart risk for women
Smoking increases the risk of heart disease more in women than it does in men, a landmark study of 2.4 million people has found.
Smoking: cut down to quit, no better than cold turkey
The cut down to quit approach to smoking cessation is no more effective than quitting cold turkey, according to a study comparing the quit strategies.
Smoking: health minister urges Australians to quit
Smoking was in the spotlight again last week with World No Tobacco Day being used to highlight the dangers of cigarettes.
Smoking: it's never too late to stop
Research in London has shown that if lifelong smokers give up the habit as late as the age of 50 their chances of dying from lung cancer will be halved.
Smoking: pregnancy and breast feeding
Smoking while pregnant can affect the baby's growth and development, increasing the risk of low birth weight, premature birth and spontaneous abortions.
Smoking: the benefits of quitting
Stopping smoking will bring immediate, as well as long-term, benefits.
Smoking: what are the effects?
Find out the immediate effects of smoking a cigarette on your heart rate and blood pressure and also the long-term effects on your body.
Smoking: why you should stop smoking
Giving up smoking may take some time, but it is worth the effort.
World No Tobacco Day
World No Tobacco Day aims to inform the community about the dangers of tobacco use and what WHO is doing, and people around the world can do, to fight the tobacco epidemic.
