Quit smoking

Find programs to help Indigenous people reduce their tobacco use and quit smoking.

Centre for excellence in Indigenous tobacco control

The Centre for excellence in Indigenous tobacco control can help you to better understand:

• what a cigarette is made of
• the health effects of smoking
• smoking and pregnancy
• effects of passive smoking
• the benefits of quitting.

Indigenous programs

Deadly Choices

Deadly Choices helps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make healthier choices, including quitting smoking.

Break the Chain

The Break the Chain campaign aims to help Indigenous Australians to quit smoking for good.

For more information on how to quit, contact the Quitline on 13 QUIT (13 78 48).

Indigenous Tobacco Control Initiative

The goal of the Indigenous tobacco control initiative is to reduce the smoking rate by 50% in urban, regional and remote Indigenous communities by 2018.

I-Quitt

The I-Quitt Program aims to improve the life expectancy of Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by helping them quit smoking.

Smoke-free Support Program

The Smoke-free Support Program (SSP) helps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland by:

• raising awareness of tobacco-smoking issues
• promoting the benefits of quitting smoking
• providing funding and support for community groups to run sporting and cultural events promoting a smoke-free lifestyle.

The key SSP messages decided by North Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are:

• Smoking: It can cost us the game.
• Tobacco: It could cost us our culture.

For more information, contact the Smoke-free Support Program on (07) 3328 9867.

Helpful links

• Murri Places, Smoke-free spaces
• National action to reduce Indigenous smoking rate
• Summary of tobacco laws
• Quitline