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Smoking is biggest killer (Bendigo Advertiser, letter to the editor)
2 April 2008
We know that smoking is the largest preventable cause of death and disease in Australia. We also know that in order to reduce the disease, disability and premature death caused by smoking, we need to reduce the number of individuals who smoke.
We know that smoking is the largest preventable cause of death and disease in Australia. We also know that in order to reduce the disease, disability and premature death caused by smoking, we need to reduce the number of individuals who smoke.
Reducing the availability of cigarettes could make it more difficult to purchase tobacco, particularly children. Currently, any Victorian business can sell tobacco without government scrutiny. This makes enforcing tobacco laws difficult.
The Victorian Government should introduce a licensing fee for tobacco vendors as a new revenue measure that would both increase revenue and improve public health.
Dr Doug Travis, AMA Victoria President
Victorian Medical Directory
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