<p>Tobacco in Australia: Facts & Issues is a regularly updated comprehensive online resource of the major issues in smoking and health in Australia, compiled by Cancer Council Victoria.</p>
<p>7 March 2022<br />Many Australians who smoke or vape would like to quit. Now more of them will be supported to successfully give up, thanks to a new virtual resource and training centre for primary health professionals.</p>
<p>In this issue you’ll find the latest information on availability of pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation, along with an update on the emerging evidence for vaping cessation, and the impacts of alcohol consumption on smoking cessation.</p>
<p>Welcome to our winter issue of the Quit Centre Quarterly newsletter. We are excited to share new resources, developed by health professionals for health professionals.</p>
<p>We are looking forward to the year ahead, with much planned for Quit Centre. We are also excited to share new resources in this issue, developed to support health professionals to help their patients who smoke to quit.</p>
<p>In this issue the clinical team brings you updates on the benefits of smoking cessation for surgical patients and information on new video resources available on Quit Centre.</p>