What is smokefree NZ?
A decade has passed since New Zealand adopted the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 goal. To meet our smokefree 2025 goal significant smoking related inequities must be eliminated. Smoking rates and smoking related harm must be reduced among Māori, Pacific peoples and those living in Aotearoa’s most disadvantaged communities.
When did NZ become smokefree?
In 1984, New Zealand’s first tobacco control programme began. Smokefree policies were implemented including taxation measures, health education, support to quit, health warnings, smokefree environments, regulating the tar in cigarettes, and a ban on tobacco event sponsorship.
Are nicotine patches free in NZ?
Local help to stop smoking. There are Stop Smoking Service providers located throughout New Zealand, and they can help you on your quit journey. Your local service will be able to work with you to create your quit plan, with free and flexible support and free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT).
Who runs smoke Free NZ?
District Health Boards / Public Health Services Each DHB has developed a tobacco control plan that describes what they will be working on to help achieve Smokefree Aotearoa 2025. Regional public health services including tobacco control activities are delivered by 12 DHB-owned public health units.
What are the side effects of nicotine patches?
Possible Side Effects (and what you can do about them): Skin redness, itching, or burning (rotate the patch to a different site each day). Headache (try a lower dose patch). Sleep disturbances such as difficulty sleeping and vivid dreams (remove patch at night).
When did NZ ban smoking in restaurants?
December 2004
New Zealand introduced a smokefree bars and restaurants policy in December 2004. We reviewed the data available at December 2005 on the main public health, societal and political impacts and responses within New Zealand to the new law.
When did smoking indoors get banned?
A smoking ban in England, making it illegal to smoke in all enclosed work places in England, came into force on 1 July 2007 as a consequence of the Health Act 2006.
How do I get a free nicotine patch NZ?
Contact Quitline on 0800 778 778 or by texting 4006. Quitline can help you create a personalised quit smoking plan and send you a Quitpack with helpful information and a Quitcard. Take the Quitcard to your local pharmacy to get subsidised nicotine patches, gum and lozenges.
Where can people smoke in NZ?
New Zealand has a Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 that:
- requires indoor workplaces to be smoke free, including restaurants and bars.
- limits tobacco advertising and promotion.
- restricts the sale of tobacco products to those under 18 years of age.
Can you smoke at pubs in New Zealand?
New Zealand was one of the first countries in the world to go smokefree in hospitality venues, making them healthier places to work. Bars, restaurants, cafes, casinos and clubs have been smokefree since the amendment to the Smoke-free Environments Act in 2004.
How long should you be on nicotine patches?
For best results, make sure you start on the right dose. Don’t wear two patches at once unless directed to do so by your healthcare provider. Over time (typically after 8 to 12 weeks), you should lower the dose with the goal of stopping use of the patch completely.
What are three smokefree therapies available for smokers NZ?
The main treatment options are:
- nicotine replacement products (eg, chewing gum, lozenges, patches, inhalators and mouth spray)
- prescription medicines such as bupropion, varenicline and nortriptyline.