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Reporting of underage smoking or sales to underage activities
To provide details on underage smoking or sales to underage activities, please call Tobacco Regulation Branch at 66842036/66842037 or email to: [email protected].
Smoking Cessation Services
For more information and support to quit smoking, please contact the Health Promotion Board's toll free QuitLine at 1-800-438-2000, or any Quit Smoking Clinics at : List of Participating Smoking Cessation Clinics.
Notice of Composition Payment Enquiries
Enquiries on payment matters : 62130709
Enquiries on offence matters : 66842038 /66842041 /66842039
Enquiry operational hours : Monday to Friday - 8.00 am to 5.00 pm -
Prohibition of under-aged smoking
Youth below the age of 18 years are prohibited by law to smoke or purchase any tobacco products. HPB works with the Tobacco Regulation Unit, Health Sciences Authority to put in place restrictions and develop resources to enable retailers to refuse sale of tobacco products to youth below 18 years of age.
Leveraging on youth-centric media
Non-traditional and youth-centric media such as internet blogs, websites, radio, ZoCards and youth magazines are extensively used to reach out to the young to promote a tobacco-free lifestyle.
The I Quit mobile app developed by Health Promotion Board helps you identify your smoker profile type to tailor the most effective approach to quit smoking. With progress tracking, the I Quit mobile app shows how long you've gone without a cigarette and even things you can now afford with the money saved through a simple interactive calculator.
Still crave a cigarette sometimes? It's alright. The I Quit mobile app will offer you tips and coping strategies to manage that craving. It also links directly to QuitLine and Quit Centres to give you the support and advice you need, right on your phone!
It's a great app to help smokers who've decided to take that step forward by saying "I Quit".
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I Quit - Your Smoke-Free Companion
It's never easy to say I Quit. Come join us on our Facebook page as we celebrate this life-changing decision and support one another on this quit journey. The I Quit Club facebook page is a place to unite all smokers who want to quit, and provide them with the support from loved ones and even ex-smokers as well. If you know of anyone who is starting in their quit journey, share this page with them to empower them with coping strategies, support tools and tips to quit smoking. Make a difference today by showing them this support!
Targeting at-risk youth
HPB adopts a targeted approach by collaborating with schools, Family Service Centres (FSCs) and various youth and public organisations to hold activities to help at-risk youth embrace a smoke-free lifestyle. Activities include social etiquette-cum-grooming courses and soccer clinics where smoking control education is presented in refreshing ways.
HPB also organises training sessions for youth facilitators and counsellors who work with at-risk youth, to equip them with knowledge and skills to help the young stay away from tobacco.
Smoking cessation services are available for youth smokers in schools and most polyclinics. HPB trains teachers or counsellors to equip them with knowledge and skills to help students who smoke to kick the habit.
Face-to-face smoking cessation counselling is supplemented by a web-based smoking cessation programme, available at www.breakfree.sg. This programme will provide additional online guidance and support for today s net-savvy youth.
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Join I Quit Club on Facebook! Get tips during the 28-Day Countdown, follow other quitters and share your own quit journey with the community.
What’s more, those who have successfully registered for the countdown (taken the smokerlyser test) will get to be part of a lucky draw held at the end of the 28-Day Countdown. Come on down to the road shows happening this weekend to sign up!
Participating Pharmacies
At any of the below pharmacies, speak to the pharmacist on duty about the I Quit 28-Day Countdown.
You can sign-up for the countdown, take a smokerlyser test and receive your own Quit Pack there. Please make an appointment with the pharmacists prior to consultations.
If you need support during the 28-Day Countdown, download the I Quit mobile app from App Store and Google Play, or call QuitLine at 1800-438 2000.
Partners of I Quit
Former smokers live longer than continuing smokers. Quitting smoking has major and immediate health benefits for all, with or without smoking-related diseases, and regardless of gender and age.
For a start, smoking cessation decreases the risks of many types of cancers, heart attacks, strokes and chronic lung diseases within one short year. Women who stop smoking before pregnancy or in their first trimester reduce their risks of birth complications to that of non-smokers.
Former smokers live longer than continuing smokers. Quitting smoking has major and immediate health benefits for all, with or without smoking-related diseases, and regardless of gender and age. For a start, smoking cessation decreases the risks of many types of cancers, heart attacks, strokes and chronic lung diseases.
So why not quit today?
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It's never easy to say
I Quit. Come join us on our Facebook page as we celebrate this life-changing decision and
support one another on this quit journey. The I
Quit Club facebook page is
a place to unite all smokers who want to quit, and provide them
with the support from loved ones and even ex-smokers as well. If
you know of anyone who is starting in their quit journey, share this page with them to empower them with coping strategies,
support tools and tips to quit smoking. Make a difference today by
showing them this support!
Nobody said quitting is easy but it helps when you know why you want to do it. Here are 34 real life examples of individuals who successfully quit smoking. If they can do it, so can you.
Public Consultation on Tobacco Control
Consultation period: 1 June to 30 June 2013
You can also write to us with your comments at: The Health Promotion Board, Substance Abuse Department, 3 Second Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168937
All responses will be carefully considered by the Health Promotion Board, Health Sciences Authority and the National Environment Agency.
Aim
1. The Health Promotion Board (HPB), Health Sciences Authority (HSA) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) are considering changes to tobacco control policies to further reduce smoking rates in Singapore and would like to seek public views on these changes.
Background
2. Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death in the world today1. Tobacco can potentially cause up to half of its users to die, on average 15 years prematurely. The World Health Organization estimates that 5.4 million people die from tobacco-related diseases every year. This could rise to more than eight million every year by 2030.
3. In Singapore, smoking is linked to six out of eight main causes of death including cancer2. The National Tobacco Control Programme aims to reduce the smoking prevalence in Singapore by:
i. Building a supportive environment that encourages tobacco-free lifestyles;
ii. Preventing young people from picking up smoking;
iii. Promoting ways to help smokers break the habit; and
iv. Protecting non-smokers from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke.
4. While the prevalence of smoking spell between 1980 and 2004, the latest National Health Survey 2010 showed that there was a slight increase in the number of smokers aged between 18 and 69 years. The most significant increase is among adult males aged 18-29 years old (from 18.2% to 25.3%) and 30-39 years old (from 22.7% to 29.3%). This trend underscores the need to review and revisit existing tobacco control strategies.
5. In 2010, Singapore amended the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act to strengthen measures against tobacco marketing and sales. Subsequently, tax rates for non-cigarette tobacco predicts were also increased. The Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act was amended to increase the protection of the public from exposure to second hand smoke.
6. Examples of enhancements made to strengthen tobacco control measures included:
Stricter tobacco packaging requirements
All cigarette packets now carry a mandatory health warning message alongside the requirement for 50% of the front and back of pack to display the graphic (picture) health warning.
Restricting availability of tobacco
Currently, tobacco cannot be sold at outlets that 1) sell health products or youth-specific products or services; and 2) are located in any health establishments licensed by MOH/HSA (e.g. hospitals, medical clinics and licensed pharmacies).
Increasing taxation on non-cigarette tobacco products
The total amount of tax on a packet of cigarettes sold in Singapore is around 69%. A 25% increase in taxes for beedies, ang hoon and smokeless tobacco, and 1.5% increase for unmanufactured tobacco, cut tobacco and tobacco refuse, was announced during the Budget 2013. This was part of the harmonisation process to bring the tax rates of these non-cigarette products closer to that of cigarettes.
7. These amendments are consistent with international developments. For example, some countries have increased the size of their picture (graphic) health warnings to further discourage smoking. Uruguay, Sri Lanka and Thailand now have among the biggest health warnings covering at least 80% of the packet (front and back). With regards to taxation, New Zealand has announced plans to increase taxes on cigarettes by 10% every year from 2013 for 4 years in order to reduce the demand and consumption of cigarettes.
8. This public consultation seeks your views on some emerging international best practices. One key measure on which we are keen to hear your views is to disallow tobacco products to be displayed openly in retail outlets. Another is the extension of the smoking ban in public places. Additional comments on other tobacco control measures or ideas that you may have are also welcome.