Dec 18, 2024 · Nicotine is a chemical in cigarettes that is highly addictive and dangerous. Learn about how nicotine affects you and your health.

3 days ago · Cigarettes contain tobacco, a drug usually breathed in as smoke. The main chemical in tobacco, nicotine, is highly addictive. Nicotine may also be found in e-cigarettes. Smoking and vaping …

Feb 1, 2024 · Smoking and tobacco Tobacco is made from the leaves of tobacco plants. It contains nicotine, which is an addictive drug. When you smoke tobacco in cigarettes or other tobacco …

Jan 16, 2026 · The Australian Government wants to protect young people from the harms of vaping and nicotine dependence.

Your doctor, pharmacist or other trusted health professional can provide advice and help to support you quitting smoking and vaping and manage nicotine dependence while you quit. If using vapes to quit …

Jun 18, 2025 · Many Australians who smoke want to quit but struggle with nicotine addiction. These changes will reduce the appeal of cigarettes and other tobacco products and ensure the harms of …

May 8, 2024 · Within 10 seconds of your first puff, the toxic chemicals in tobacco smoke reach your brain, heart and other organs. Smoking harms almost every part of your body and increases your risk …

About two-thirds of all nicotine users aged 25 – 34 years currently vape (66%). The prevalence of current vaping declined for the first time in 2024 (14.2%), a significant drop from a peak in 2023 …

Oct 17, 2025 · The campaign will expose how the tobacco and nicotine industry continues to reinvent and repackage its products to hook a new generation, particularly children and adolescents, while …

Nicotine is a really addictive stimulant. It’s usually found in cigarettes (which you smoke), vapes (that work by heating up a liquid to make a mist or vapour that you inhale), and nicotine pouches (which …