Tobacco Free is a community driven research group that examines the prevalence and impacts of commercial tobacco use among Indigenous people.
Tobacco Free research group
Eliminating commercial tobacco use would dramatically reduce illness, increase quality of life and reduce health, social and economic inequalities for people who smoke, and for their families and community. The Tobacco Free research group is committed to informing and evaluating tobacco control and translating research findings into policy and practice.
Snapshot of tobacco use:
Selected Outputs
Commentary
New funds will tackle Indigenous smoking. But here’s what else we know works for quit campaigns. The Conversation, 2023. Read the article
Research article
Estimating population coverage of Tackling Indigenous Smoking teams, a placed-based health intervention in Australia. Barrett, E., K.A. Thurber, V. Learnihan, R. Lovett, J. Thandrayen, D. Thomas, E. Colonna, E. Banks, and R. Maddox. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2023. Read the article.
Research article
Commercial tobacco and indigenous peoples: a stock take on Framework Convention on Tobacco Control progress. Maddox, R., A. Waa, J. Reading, P. Nez Henderson, G. Blais, K. Lee and R. Lovett. 2018. Tobacco Control. Read the article.
Commentary
Why we must not ease up on tobacco and nicotine control in Australia. Tobacco Control. Assoc Prof Raglan Maddox, Dr Christina Heris, Assoc Prof Lisa Whop, Assoc Prof Michelle Kennedy, Prof Tom Calma AO, Prof Ray Lovett. Intouch Public Health, 2023 Read the article.
Commentary
Why is the tobacco industry continuing to call the shots? Andrew Perusco, Raglan Maddox and Coral Gartner, April 26 2023, Croakey Health Media 2023 Read the article.
Commentary
The social determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults who do not smoke in regional Australia, Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2024. Read the article