ASH Australia: 
information for university students

 
 
ASH has compiled the following resources for university students and post-graduate students on current tobacco control research, initiatives and training.

 

NEWS

Death of irreverent anti-tobacco campaigner
January 2008: Read about the colourful and defiant life of Lord Bloody Wog Rolo, former billboard activist. 
SMH report 17/1/08 
More on anti-tobacco satirical activism: Chapman S. "Civil disobedience and tobacco control: the case of BUGA UP." Tobacco Control article ; also Powerpoint set of BUGA UP's "greatest hits" can be found here  (second from the end)

       
ABC-TV's "The Chaser" visits a tobacco company!!    YouTube vid 2007 
Late 2007: Have a look what happens when the fearless and irreverent satirical team sends a composite "victim" into the belly of the beast... 

"Smoker's acne face" a bad look
September '07: Study in British Journal of Dermatology identifies smoking-related acne and shows women aged 25-40 who smoke are four times more likely to have acne. 
ASH media release 24/9/07    See  study

Smoking is a heartbreaker - even for the young at heart   
17/4/07: Though young adult smokers may appear healthy, smoking causes significant harm to their hearts, says a Polish study in Chest journal. Regular smoking apparently harms the heart's ability to relax between beats, reducing its pumping capacity. 
    ASH/National Heart Foundation media release 17/4/07      See  study abstract

For great ideas on how you can celebrate National Youth Tobacco Free Day 2008, go to the OxyGen website at  www.OxyGen.org.au

Indian students stage anti-tobacco show
June 2005: Media report on students from an Indian educational institute putting on an innovative educational travelling show against tobacco. 

Smoking is NOT sexy (2005)
Another tobacco PR myth exposed - by this March 2005 survey from Glaxo Smith Kline. 

 

ACTIVITIES

Try our NEW ASH crossword 2 (2005)    
Here's a fun and informative way of getting familiar with tobacco issues, with our website, and with some other relevant sites. A useful educational tool! 
Or try our earlier ASH crossword 1

 

RESOURCES

Health effects of smoking
See brief summary (2005) from The Cancer Council NSW - and note that the evidence is growing all the time!  Or for a bit more detail, see Australian government 2006 factsheet  How smoking harms your health.

Ghetto Science on smoking
Check this 3 minute  YouTube video  shot in Sydney in which a young American conducts a simple but powerful experiment. Good how it doesn't talk down to you - though it's a bit thoughtless how he flicks the cigarette away. And we don't recommend you try it for yourself - unless you want to get hooked on it and finish up with all that stuff on YOUR lungs.

Why smokers are victims
Think smoking is cool and nonconformist? Think again.... An edgy little niche campaign targeted at street media and aiming to challenge youth. What's your reaction? Let us know at staffords@ashaust.org.au 

Smoking in movies
Great new site from The Cancer Council NSW - very youth-friendly, features young pro surfer Beau Mitchell. Lots of info, links, "Dob Squad" activity and a competition. Check it! 

Tobacco Control Supersite

Newly updated University of Sydney website for students - including training courses in advocacy. Has lots of great internal docs from Big Tobacco.

Big Tobacco Sucks
New American-based site with news on misdeeds of transnational tobacco and actions for students through their institutions.

Tobacco Free initiative
Information about World Health Organisation tobacco control initiatives, major international reports, and WHO publications, reports and fact sheets.

Licensed to Kill
For a satirical approach, have a look at this new "cigarette company", launched online in the US, to draw attention to government collusion in the formation and operation of tobacco companies, and to the nature of the industry behind the global epidemic of tobacco-related death and disease. The "brand" is the brainchild of Essential Action, a corporate responsibility groups based in Washington DC. 

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 Page last updated on 4/3/08