Cancer Council NSW
Tackling Tobacco assists Neami National in helping people with mental illness to quit smoking.
Although less and less Australians smoke tobacco each year, cigarettes continue to disproportionately impact some of the most vulnerable members of our society.
Australians living with mental illness are twice as likely to smoke cigarettes than the general population, and that rate increases dramatically among people with schizophrenia.
In addition to the health impacts and increased cancer risk, smoking can also lead to financial stress, contribute to cycles of poverty, and make it more difficult to treat existing mental health issues among these groups.