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Previous updates to Tobacco in Australia: Facts & issues

Section 5.7 The home environment: updated December 2019
Section 7.16 Pharmacotherapies: updated December 2019
Chapter 14 Social marketing and public education campaigns: updated November 2019
Section 10.18.1 Tobacco Free Portfolios: published November 2019
Section 11.11 Tobacco advertising and promotion: Internet promotion: updated November 2019
Section 13.2 Tobacco taxes in Australia: updated November 2019
Section 9.1 Socio-economic position and disparities in tobacco exposure and use: updated November 2019
Section 9.2.4 Changes in the prevalence of smoking among students in schools in areas of varying levels of disadvantage: updated November 2019
Section 11A.6 Plain packaging—International flow-on effects: updated November 2019
Sections 9.8 Are current strategies to discourage smoking in Australia inequitable? and 9.9 Are there inequalities in access to and use of treatment for dependence on tobacco-delivered nicotine?: updated October 2019
Section 5.11 Accessibility of tobacco products to young smokers: updated October 2019
Section 7.17 Contingency management/incentives: updated October 2019
Section 13.11 Are tobacco taxes regressive?; updated September 2019
Chapter 19 The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; updated September 2019
Section 4.7 Estimates of morbidity and mortality attributable to secondhand smoke; updated September 2019
Section 5.5 Temperament, mental health problems and self-concept; updated September 2019
Section 11A.9 Real-world research on the effects of plain packaging; updated September 2019
Section 1.10.1 Prevalence of smoking in other high-risk sub-groups of the population; Smoking in pregnancy: updated August 2019
Section 8.3 Prevalence of tobacco use among Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders: updated August 2019
Section 7.11 Smoking cessation and pregnancy: updated August 2019
Section 4.5 Prevalence of exposure to SHS in the home: updated July 2019
Chapter 5 Influences on the uptake and prevention of smoking Section 5.4 Adolescence and brain maturation; Section 5.6 Intentions, attitudes and beliefs; Section 5.9 The educational environment: updated August 2019
Section 11A.6 Plain packaging: International flow-on effects: updated July 2019
Section 15.6 Smoking bans in the home and car; Section 15.7 Legislation to ban smoking in public spaces: updated July 2019
InDepth 12A Health warnings: updated July 2019
Section 10.3 The manufacturing and wholesaling industry in Australia - major international companies: updated August 2019
Section 1.3 Prevalence of smoking—adults: updated August 2019
Section 13.3 The price of tobacco products in Australia: updated July 2019
Section 14.3 Tobacco-control campaigns in Australia: experience: updated July 2019
Section 8.13 Policies for advancing tobacco control programs among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: updated July 2019
Section 10.11 Corporate responsibility and the birth of good corporate citizenship: updated July 2019
Section 2.1 Production and trade data as a basis for estimating tobacco consumption: updated July 2019
Section 3.1 Smoking and heart disease: updated July 2019
Section 2.3 Self-reported measures of tobacco consumption: updated June 2019
Section 13.2 Tobacco taxes in Australia: updated June 2019
Section 3.0 Health effects: Introduction: updated June 2019
Section 3.30 Total burden of death and disease attributable to tobacco by disease category: updated June 2019
Section 3.34 Public perceptions of tobacco as a drug, and knowledge and beliefs about the health consequences of smoking: updated May 2019
Section 18B.10 Key Australian and international position statements on e-cigarettes, health, and options for regulation: updated May 2019
InDepth 18C Heated tobacco (‘heat-not-burn’) products: updated March 2019
Section 2.2 Dutiable tobacco products as an estimate of tobacco consumption: updated May 2019
Section 10.0 The tobacco industry in Australian society: Introduction; 10.2 The global tobacco manufacturing industry; 10.3 The manufacturing and wholesaling industry in Australia—major international companies; 10.4 Other importers operating in the Australian market; 10.5 Retailing of tobacco products in Australia; 10.6 Retail value and volume of the Australian tobacco market; 10.7 Market share and brand share in Australia: updated May 2019
Section 5.0 Influences on the uptake and prevention of smoking: Introduction: updated April 2019
Section 1.6 Prevalence of smoking—teenagers: updated February 2019
Section 18B.8 Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes): Legal status in Australia: updated March 2019
Section 5.1 Stages in the uptake of smoking; Section 5.2 Factors influencing uptake by young people: overview; and Section 5.3 Early biological factors: updated February 2019
Section 10.7 Market share and brand share in Australia: updated February 2019, including a comprehensive list of factory-made cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco products available for sale at major Australian retailers
Section 10A.7 Mechanisms of influence—political lobbying: updated February 2019
Section 11.11 Internet promotion: updated February 2019
Section 18B.11 Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes): Public perceptions of e-cigarettes: updated February 2019
Section 18B.9 Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes): International regulatory review and Section 18B.10 Key Australian and international position statements on e-cigarettes, health, and options for regulation: updated February 2019
Section 1.3 Prevalence of smoking—adults: updated February 2019
Section 18B.7 Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes): Potential positive impacts: updated January 2019
Section 18B.1 Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes):The e-cigarette market and Section 18B.2 Advertising and promotion: updated January 2019
Section 13.2 Tobacco taxes in Australia: updated November 2018
Section 18B.5 Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes): Health risks of e-cigarettes and Section 18B.6 Potential negative impacts: updated November 2018
**New InDepth** 11A Packaging as promotion: Evidence for and effects of plain packaging: published November 2018
Section 9.9 Are there inequalities in access to and use of treatment for dependence on tobacco-delivered nicotine?: updated November 2018
Section 8.3 Prevalence of tobacco use among Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders: updated October 2018
Section 7.16 Pharmacotherapies: updated October 2018
Section 18B.3 Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes): Extent of use and Section 18B.4 Safety and abuse potential: updated October 2018
Section 10.17 Public attitudes to the tobacco industry: updated October 2018
Section 11.4 State and territory legislation: updated September 2018
Section 11.9 Retail promotion and access: updated September 2018
Section 5.21 Reducing tobacco and supply: updated September 2018
Section 18.4 Low nicotine - nicotine reduction: updated September 2018
Chapter 19 The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: updated September 2018
Section 8.3.5 Prevalence of smoking among pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: updated September 2018
Section 7.11.2 Rates of smoking during pregnancy: updated September 2018
Section 1.10.1 Smoking in pregnancy: updated September 2018
Section 15.9 Effectiveness of smokefree legislation in reducing exposure to tobacco toxins, improving health, and changing smoking behaviours: updated June 2018
Section 8.3 Prevalence of tobacco use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: updated June 2018
Section 1.3 Prevalence of smoking—adults: updated June 2018
**New sections** 16.4 Criminal cases against the tobacco industry and 16.5 Legal cases initiated by tobacco industry: published May 2018
**New InDepth** InDepth 10A Tobacco industry: Strategies for influence; and Section 10.18 The investment of public funds in tobacco—the case for divestment: published May 2018
Sections 10.17 Public attitudes to the tobacco industry; and 10.19 The future of the tobacco industry: updated May 2018
Section 8.7 Morbidity and mortality caused by smoking among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: updated May 2018
Section 5.21 Reducing tobacco access and supply: updated May 2018
Section 13.2 Tobacco taxes in Australia: updated March 2018
Section 7.12 Smoking and mental health: updated March 2018
Section 11.10.9 Plain packaging: International flow-on effects: updated April 2018
**New chapter** InDepth 18C Heated tobacco (‘heat-not-burn’) products: published March 2018
Section 10.20 Tobacco industry intervention in political and judicial processes—political donations: updated March 2018
Chapter 6 Addiction: updated March 2018
Section 9.1 Socio-economic position and disparities in tobacco exposure and use and Section 9.2 Socio-economic disparities in tobacco exposure and use: are the gaps widening?: updated January 2018
Section 7.6 How smokers go about quitting: updated January 2018
Section 2.3 Self-reported measures of tobacco consumption: updated December 2017
Chapter 1 Prevalence (including an analysis of NDSHS data for detailed prevalence figures and trends only available in Facts & Issues): updated December 2017
Sections 10.1 The tobacco growing industry; 10.2 The global tobacco manufacturing industry; 10.3 The manufacturing and wholesaling industry in Australia—major international companies; 10.4 Other importers operating in the Australian market; 10.6 Retail value and volume of the Australian tobacco market; and 10.7 Market share and brand share in Australia: updated November 2017
New section: 10.5 Retailing of tobacco products in Australia: published November 2017
Section 3.30 Total burden of death and disease attributable to tobacco by disease category: updated November 2017
Section 10.15 Ethical issues related to farming: updated August 2017
Section 18B.2 Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes): Advertising and promotion and Section 18B.11 Public perceptions of e-cigarettes: updated November 2017
Section 18B.1 Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes): The e-cigarette market: updated October 2017
Appendix 1.4 Australian and state/territory tobacco control strategies: updated October 2017
Section 13.3 The price of tobacco products in Australia: updated September 2017
Section 10.8 Trends in products and packaging and Section 10.9 Brand portfolio strategies in the Australia market: updated September 2017
Section 18B.4 Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes): Safety and abuse potential and Section 18B.9 International regulatory overview: updated September 2017
Section 18B.3 Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes): Extent of use and Section 18B.8 Legal status: updated August 2017
Table 15.7.10 Smokefree legislation in Australian states and territories: updated July 2017
Section 10.10 Tobacco industry document repositories: updated July 2017
Section 10.12 Revised stance on health issues: updated July 2017
Section 1.11 Prevalence of use of different types of tobacco products: updated June 2017
Sections 1.4 and 1.5 Prevalence of smoking, current prevalence in adults, young adults and older adults: updated June 2017
Section 15.4 Smoking bans in key public areas and environments: updated January 2017
Section 15.6 Smoking bans in domestic environments: updated January 2017
Chapter 4 The health effects of secondhand smoke: last updated January 2017
Section 13.6 Revenue from tobacco taxes in Australia: updated December 2016
Chapter 9 Smoking and social disadvantage: last updated December 2016
Section 10.14 The environmental impact of tobacco production and Section 10.16 The environmental impact of tobacco use: last updated December 2016
A comprehensive timeline of the history of tobacco in Australia: published December 2016
New section: 11.10.13 Effects of plain packaging in Australia post-implementation: published November 2016
Chapter 7 Smoking cessation: last updated October 2016
Section 15.7 Commonwealth and state/territory legislation to ban smoking in public spaces: last updated October 2016
Commonwealth and state/territory legislation on tobacco advertising & promotion: last updated October 2016
Chapter 8 Tobacco use among Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders: last updated September 2016
**New chapter** Chapter 18: Potential for harm reduction in tobacco control (includes e-cigarettes): published August 2016
Section 11.9 Retail promotion and access: last updated and significantly expanded April 2016
Chapter 1 Prevalence (including an analysis of NDSHS data for detailed prevalence figures and trends only available in Facts & Issues): last updated December 2015
Chapter 3 Health effects of active smoking: last updated May 2015
Links at the end of each section, where recent news and research relevant to each topic is compiled
Chapter 5 Influences on the uptake and prevention of smoking: last updated November 2014