smoking guidelines 2020
“The likelihood of smoking daily is three times as high in the lowest socioeconomic areas of Australia compared to the highest.
What this means is that smoking-related health problems disproportionately affect those least able to afford the medicines that are essential to helping them quit.
We have made massive inroads, now it’s time for the final, decisive push to reduce daily smoking levels.
These medicines work, we just need to do more to help get them into the hands of people who need them most and removing restrictions on prescribing will do just that.”
RACGP President Dr Harry Nespolon said that the Government should act to assist those who struggle to afford the medicines that are proven to help people quit smoking.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
” Indigenous Australians are still more than twice as likely as non-Indigenous Australians to be current daily smokers.2 However, there has…
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Digital learning PD Dr Ann Lawless 