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National Drug Strategy – Household Survey – detailed report 2013, Australian Government, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare; OURhotel, Special Local Government Edition (Official publication of the Australian Hotels Association), p. 5–7; Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Australia, prepared by VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control ...
The sale of tobacco-based snus is illegal in several countries, including Australia, New Zealand and all European Union (EU) countries except for Sweden. [12] Non-tobacco nicotine pouches are presently not regulated at EU-level. It is the most common type of tobacco product in Sweden [13] and Norway [14] and is also available in Switzerland.
Illicit drug use in Australia is the recreational use of prohibited drugs in Australia.Illicit drugs include illegal drugs (such as cannabis, opiates, and certain types of stimulants), pharmaceutical drugs (such as pain-killers and tranquillisers) when used for non-medical purposes, and other substances used inappropriately (such as inhalants). [1]
Daily tobacco smoking in Australia has been declining since 1991, where the smoking population was 24.3%. [17] Correspondingly, in 1995 23.8% of adults smoked daily. This figure also decreased in 2001, where 22.4% of the population used to smoke. [18]
Government officials fearing he would "...stir up demonstrations against the Vietnam War." [15] 2017 (deceased) George Lincoln Rockwell United States: Politician, neo-Nazi Government concern about neo-Nazi, extremist rhetoric. 1967 (deceased) [16] Snoop Dogg United States: Rapper Convictions for drugs and firearms offenses. 2008 (ban applied in ...
It is illegal to sell any tobacco product or other smoking substances (e.g. electronic cigarettes) to a person under the age of 18 years. [170] Minimum age was 16 in most regions prior to 1 January 2006. Sweden: None 18 It is illegal to sell or commercially distribute tobacco to a person under the age of 18 years. [171]
With the plain packaging and tax increases [52] the Australian government aimed to bring down smoking rates from 16.6% in 2007 to less than 10% by 2018. [53] Statistics published in 2014 showed that the amount of excise and customs duty on cigarettes fell by 3.4% in Australia in 2013 compared to 2012 when plain packaging was introduced.
A government survey in Sydney found that the proportion of the population attending pubs and clubs rose after smoking was banned inside them. [92] However, a ClubsNSW report in August 2008 blamed the smoking ban for New South Wales clubs suffering their worst fall in income ever, amounting to a decline of $385 million. Income for clubs was down ...