Chapter 8 Tobacco use among Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders

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

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