Taking Preventative Action
6. Tobacco Recommendations
The evidence for interventions to reduce smoking is strong and has accumulated over many years. The key planks of the tobacco recommendations are: fiscal – increasing the cost of cigarettes; regulatory – for example, plain packaging; and social marketing to reinforce the benefits of quitting for those who smoke, and to discourage non-smokers from taking it up. In addition the Taskforce recommends a range of initiatives aimed at particular sub-population groups among whom smoking rates remain high, such as Indigenous communities.
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