Smoking and tobacco

Despite many Australians making the decision to quit, tobacco smoking remains a leading cause of preventable death and disease in our community. In fact tobacco accounts for more than 15,000 deaths each year in Australia and is responsible for 82% of all drug caused deaths.

In Western Australia more than 1,200 people die prematurely each year through tobacco caused disease: in addition to lives lost the direct and indirect cost of tobacco use to the West Australian community is more than $2 billion per annum.

For more information on the Cancer Council WA's efforts to make smoking history choose from the links below:

Make Smoking History media campaigns

Fresh Start quit smoking courses for smokers and health professional training

 Resources for health professionals 

For further information please email us at Make Smoking History.