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Tony's Story

Tony had been smoking for 35 years when he was diagnosed with a tumour in his lower jaw. The surgeon told him he needed to operate immediately to save his jaw bone.

Doreen's Story

I guess I’d just like to say that it definitely wasn’t an easy thing to do, I made several attempts and it's all about getting the nicotine out of your body so if people can work through that, also the knowledge from the health information on what damage it does.

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Big Tobacco's sneaky grip on Formula One

Is your favourite team driven by them?

Is air pollution worse than smoking?

Tl;dr: air pollution and tobacco smoke both cause death and disease, but tobacco causes more of it.

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Make Smoking History Program

Community and health services can access our free program to help identify solutions for addressing smoking within their organisation.

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This blog was developed in partnership with the Community Relief and Resilience program.

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Quit For Your Health

Tobacco smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, including 69 known to cause cancer. These affect your mental and physical health.

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Quit If You're Pregnant

Quitting at any time during your pregnancy will reduce the risk of harm to you and your baby and staying quit will benefit you both too.

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Quit To Save Money

Cigarettes are an expensive habit and the cost is increasing every year. See how much money you are spending, and how much you could save.

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Quit For Loved Ones

Secondhand smoke is a cause of early death and disease in children and non-smoking adults, and there is no safe level of exposure.

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Quit Methods

Cold Turkey Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)Quitline Other Stop Smoking Methods

What's Right For Me?

Everyone’s quitting journey is different, so you should find the support that works for you. Getting the right support can go a long way.

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Quit Apps & Tools

Track your quitting progress, such as days smoke-free, cigarettes avoided, health gained and dollars saved.

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Support After Quitting

Benefits Of Staying Quit Common Concerns Withdrawal Symptoms Relapse

Help Others To Quit

Supporting someone while they quit is one of the most important things you can do to help them have a longer, healthier life.

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Proven Tips To Quit

Some people think quitting is about willpower, but to quit successfully means being prepared, and understanding your smoking triggers.

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Free Quit Support

Quitline is a confidential telephone advice and information service. Learn more about Quitline.

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Quit Toolkit

Quit Apps

Free apps such as My Quitbuddy can be a fun and practical way to quit and stay smoke-free.

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Quit Online

Using quitting tools online gives you structure, motivation, new skills and confidence.

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Quitline

The Quitline (13 7848) is a confidential telephone advice and information service for people who want to quit smoking.

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Get Started with a GP

Chat to your GP or pharmacist for advice on quitting medications and nicotine replacement products.

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Quit planner

We know quitting is hard, so we've created a new tool to help you plan your quitting journey.

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Quit Stories

Real Quitting Experiences

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October 19, 2022

QUIT STORIES

Tony's Story

Tony had been smoking for 35 years when he was diagnosed with a tumour in his lower jaw. The surgeon told him he needed to operate immediately to save his jaw bone.

November 12, 2021

QUIT STORIES

Dorothy's Story

What put me off the smoking... I looked after my brother, he had lung cancer and he had half his lung taken off. I cared for him for 8 years.

February 8, 2023

Listen to your body

Smoking has many effects on your body. Listen out for any symptoms you experience and book a GP appointment if you’re feeling worried.

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Further Information

Big Tobacco's sneaky grip on Formula One

Is your favourite team driven by them?

Is air pollution worse than smoking?

Tl;dr: air pollution and tobacco smoke both cause death and disease, but tobacco causes more of it.

Tobacco x the environment – a tale of pollution, poison and poverty

Quitting smoking could be the next big thing you do for the environment.

Types Of Smoking

Tobacco comes in many forms, including:

Cigarettes Roll-Your-Own Shisha E-cigarettes and vaping

Smoking & The Law

Read about smoking & the law in WA:

Smoke-free public places Sale and supply of tobacco Smoke-free workplaces

Smoking Costs

Use the quit savings calculator to see how much you are spending on smoking. Learn more about the costs of smoking.

Smoking Statistics

Some people are more likely to smoke than others. Learn more about who smokes.

Secondhand Smoke

Secondhand smoke is a cause of early death and disease in children and non-smoking adults. Learn more about secondhand smoke.

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For Community Services

Why Does Tobacco Matter?

News & Stories From The Sector

Access our free program to identify tailored solutions for addressing smoking within your community and health services. Read about the program, the project overview and view our current partners.

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Training & Resources

Staff Training

Online training programs with a variety of courses available.

Resources For Partners

Resources to provide the best support service.

Useful Links

Links and information for people working with Aboriginal people, people living with a mental illness and people in correctional facilities.

Help Someone To Quit

Make a difference to a client, friend, or family member.

Quitting smoking reduces financial stress: Learn how you can support clients

This blog was developed in partnership with the Community Relief and Resilience program.

East Metropolitan Health Service Community Mental Health Outpatients Services

EMHS aims to maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of West Australians.

Concurrent use of tobacco and other drugs: Implications for alcohol and other drug services

The combined use of tobacco and other drugs increases poor health outcomes.

Health Professionals

Evidence-Based Cessation

Smoke-Free Health Services

Learning Hub

Publications & Resources

Find out the latest best-practice information to assist your patients or clients to quit smoking here.

For information on smoking cessation in hospitals and support for your smoke-free policy, visit Smoke-free Health Services.

We also provide access to free online training to help you talk about smoking with your clients or patients using the brief advice model. Brief advice training will help you address smoking effectively within a short conversation.

If you’re looking for quit smoking resources, visit Publications.

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News & Media

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News & Media

MAKE SMOKING HISTORY FOR EVERYONE

Make Smoking History for Everyone is published four times a year and aims to provide community, health, and corrective services with updates from the Make Smoking History Program. For more information on any of the topics, or if you would like to subscribe or contribute, please contact us.

Current edition:

May 2023 - World No Tobacco Day 2023

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April 2023 - Resources for priority populations: Please complete our survey!

February 2023 - Embedding access to smoking cessation support into routine care

December 2022 - Tobacco smoke exposure in the workplace

October 2022 - Anti-poverty week 2022

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People who smoke urged to prioritise healthy food not tobacco more...

Posted 31 May 2023

Cancer Council WA and ACOSH welcome WA's first smoke-free prison more...

Posted 31 October 2022

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Quit Methods

There are so many different ways to quit, find the one that will work for you.

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Quit Apps

Free apps such as My QuitBuddy can be a fun and practical way to quit and stay smoke-free.

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Real Quitting Experiences

There are more ex-smokers today than there are smokers. Find out how they did it by reading their stories.

Latest News

We publish blogs on many different tobacco-related topics, you're sure to learn something new.

Free Quit Support

Talk to the Quitline

Quitline is a confidential advice and information service for people who want to quit smoking. For the cost of a local call (except mobile phones), a trained advisor can help you to plan and develop strategies to quit smoking and stay quit. You can also use webchat during opening hours.

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My QuitBuddy App

The My QuitBuddy App tracks your quitting progress, such as days smoke-free, cigarettes avoided, health gained and dollars saved.

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Make Smoking History

Make Smoking History was established in 2000 with the goal to reduce smoking in Western Australia. This is an initiative of Cancer Council WA and is jointly funded by the Department of Health WA, Healthway and Cancer Council WA.

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