Chapter 8 Tobacco use among Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders

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8.0 Introductory note

8.1 Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders: social disadvantage, health and smoking—an 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 Smoking cessation and Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders

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

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

8.9 Attitudes to and beliefs about smoking among Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders

8.10 Tobacco action initiatives 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 Policies for advancing tobacco control programs among Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders

Updated 2016 by Dr Elizabeth Greenhalgh

Fourth edition (2012) updated by Anke van der Sterren and Debra Knoche

Third edition (2008) drafted by by Margaret Winstanley

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