Tobacco Control_Primary Prevention by

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the latest Australian daily smoking rate was 8.3% in the 2022-2023 data recorded by AIHW. compared to 14.5% from the 2013-2014 data

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National tobacco campaign, which uses mass media advertising, plain packaging, graphic health warnings, tobacco taxes, and widespread smoke-free legislation

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Price increase of tobacco products due to taxes

Tobaco Taxation

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Apply high taxes on cigarettes make them less affordable.

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In Aus, the gov has used several primary prevention strategies. These include plain cigarette packaging, graphic health warnings on packets, banning smoking in public places, high tobacco taxes, limits on advertising, and public campaigns like Quit.

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my quit buddy - an app used to support people who want to quit smoking

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Smoke free laws

Plain packaging

High taxation on tobaccyans smoking products

Restrictions to advertise

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Smoke free legislation banning smoking on different places like restaurants bars with children public places

Health warning graphics

High taxes and price increasing

Cost of alcohol-related increases (taxes), healthcare prevention education, life style changes such as lower the price of healthy food, public park, and gym.

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some populations such as low-socioeconomic groups and disadvantaged populations may have higher rates of smoking as cigarette prices can be really cheap, some countries sell single cigarettes which makes it easier to smoke, aswell as in lots of countries it is the ‘norm’ to always be smoking therefor people might not be educated that it’s bad.

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That might related to many factors influenced smoking including mental health, and lifestyle as well. Many believe that smoking can release the stress and feel good.

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According to ABS, 22.4% daily smoking rates in 2001 halved over the last twenty years to 10.6% in 2022.

Cultural and community norms smoking is still socially acceptable reinforcing in some communities

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During the case study of 2014 smoking rate were 21% for men and 15% for women by 2023 rate fell around 8.3% for adults according to AIHW2023

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National drugs strategy like Australias national tobacco campaign, has led to 1.4% decrease in smoking prevalence

National tobacco strategy 2023-2030 which coordinates efforts across governments to reduce smoking prevalence and its harms

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Smoking in teenagers (14-17) dropped from 7% in 2010 to 2% in 2019 according to AIHW, 2020