Quit Education and training for communities and places
ResourceVapes: general information
E-cigarettes, also known as ‘vapes’, are battery-operated devices that heat a liquid (e-liquid) until it becomes an aerosol. When users breathe in this aerosol it is called ‘vaping’. Research shows that vaping is harmful to health and people who don’t smoke can become dependent on vapes containing nicotine.
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ResourceQuitline for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities
Quitline services across Australia have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander counsellors who are ready to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who want to quit smoking or vaping. They can also support community who are using vapes to quit the smokes. To get Culturally sensitive support to quit anywhere across Australia, call 13 7848 and ask to speak with a counsellor for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
ResourceAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Quitline - FAQs
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Quitline is a counselling and support service for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who want to quit smoking or vaping. We also support mob who are using vapes to quit the smokes.
ResourceAboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Quitline Podcasts
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Quitline is proud to present our podcast series, 'Quit Stories'. These podcasts are stories from Community Members who have gone through the process of quitting and come out the other side to tell their story - to inspire and empower our Mob to do the same.
ResourceAunty Hazel's story
My name is Aunty Hazel and I’m from Dimboola Victoria. My mob is Wotjobaluk and I am an elder. I had never intended to give up smoking but on the 11th February 2021, that all changed.
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