Anti-smoking campaign takes its message to remote Indigenous communities
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Tobacco smoking in Indigenous communities is an issue that health authorities around the country have long been battling. Support workers say addiction comes from a range of deeper issues, including lower standards of housing and education. The problem has been found to be more acute as communities become more remote. Now an anti-smoking campaign is now trying to reach those areas, with the aim of providing resources for addicted smokers to help them quit.
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