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Read about the Australian Government's "National Action to reduce the Indigenous Smoking rate".
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'Get Active - Eat Good Tucker - Live Longer' launches a new 'Community Health Action Pack'
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New Zealand plans to go smoke-free by 2025 Read article |
As of December 1, 2008 Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders through the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) under the Closing the Gap Indigenous Chronic Disease Package.
Individuals are able to obtain 2 courses of NRT (Nicorette,15 mg per 16 hours) of up to 12 weeks duration per year on a prescription provided by their doctor
PBS co-patient measure information Read more about the Indigenous Chronic Disease Package |
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