8.0 Introductory note

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8.0 Introductory note

8.1 Overview

8.2 History of tobacco use among Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders

8.3 Prevalence of tobacco use among Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders

8.4 Smoking among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and teenagers

8.5 Types of tobacco used by and levels of consumption among Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders

8.6 Cessation

8.7 Morbidity and mortality caused by smoking among Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders

8.8 Economic and social issues relating to tobacco use among Aboriginal peoples and Torres Straits Islanders

8.9 Attitudes to and beliefs about smoking

8.10 Interventions targeting Aboriginal peoples and Torres Straits Islanders

8.11 The relationship between tobacco and other drug use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

8.12 The tobacco industry and Indigenous communities

8.13 Policy recommendations for advancing tobacco control programs among Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders

Acknowledgments

References

Some of the information in this chapter also appears elsewhere in this book, but because of specific interest in matters relating to tobacco use among Australia's Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders, material on the subject has been collected in one place to aid quick reference. Readers seeking broader discussion should also refer to other chapters.

A note on terminology: it is recognised that the preferred term for Australia's Indigenous peoples is Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders, and where practical, this title has been used throughout this chapter. The term Indigenous is also used throughout, generally with the intention of reducing repetitiveness or aiding concision for the reader, and where it appears, it refers to both population groups.