Smoking, vaping and tobacco

Learn about smoking and tobacco

Find out about smoking and tobacco – what they are and how they can affect you.

Learn about vaping and e-cigarettes

Vaping, or using e-cigarettes, is sometimes used as a way to quit smoking, but there's limited evidence to show that they help – or are safe.

Effects of smoking

Discover how smoking and tobacco can affect your health and the health of those around you. Understand the impact on your finances.

Laws in Australia

Learn about Australia's e-cigarette, smoking and tobacco laws, including advertising bans, plain packaging conditions and regulations for supplying vapes.

How to quit

Quitting smoking or vaping can be tough, but getting the right support will help make quitting easier.

Tobacco control

Learn about the laws that control the sale and advertising of tobacco products. Find out about plain packaging and the health warnings that must be used.

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Register for updates

Get updates about the new Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023.

National Tobacco Strategy 2023–2030

A strategy to improve the health of all Australians by reducing the prevalence of tobacco use and its associated health, social, environmental and economic costs, and the inequalities it causes.

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Browse smoking, vaping and tobacco for

Pregnant women

Not smoking is the safest option when you're pregnant or breastfeeding.

Young people and smoking

What are the risks to your health and how to say 'no' to smokes. Learn what you can do as a parent or teacher.

Young people and vaping

Vapes are not safe for young people. Find out what you need to know and how to get help to quit.

Children

What are the risks of smoking around your children and what you can do as a parent or carer.

First Nations peoples

Find out what resources are available to reduce smoking in these communities.

Quitline

13 78 48

Contact Quitline for help to quit smoking and vaping. You can talk to a counsellor or request a callback. If you need language support, Quitline will connect you with an interpreter. The Quitline offers an online chat service in some states and territories and has resources for health professionals.