How the Koori way
The koori way is committed to improving the health of First Nations people in Victoria through our anti-smoking and anti-vaping initiatives.
Find out more by exploring our campaigns below.
Flip the vape
Ready to breathe easy, save money and take control?
It’s time to flip the vape. Find out more about our recent anti-vaping campaign, and give vaping the flip.
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Quit Calculator
Ready to breathe easy, save money and take control?
It’s time to flip the vape. Find out more about our recent anti-vaping campaign, and give vaping the flip.
VIEW Quit Calculator VIEW ALL CAMPAIGNSWe’re flipping the script on vaping.
The tobacco industry tries to strategically promote vaping as a tool to quit smoking, or a “healthier” option than cigarettes.
However, we know this simply isn’t the case. Vaping actually increases your likelihood of smoking, with vapers three times more likely to start smoking cigarettes than non-vapers.
What’s even scarier, is we know the industry is presenting vapes as an attractive option for younger people by means of bright colours and fruity flavours.
Vapes are relatively new to the game, so we don’t yet know the long-term effects it has on your body, but what we do know is:
Lungs
Vaping can cause serious and sometimes fatal lung disease.
Addiction
Many vapes contain nicotine, even if they aren’t labelled that way. Nicotine is more addictive to teenagers than adults and vapes often contain the same amount of nicotine as 50 cigarettes.
Brain
As well as being highly addictive, the high level of nicotine in vapes can cause seizures and harm a growing teenage brain, which can impact your memory and concentration.
Cancer
Vapes contain carcinogenic ingredients such as acetone (the stuff in nail polish remover), formaldehyde (the chemical used to preserve dead bodies), arsenic (a toxic heavy metal), benzene (which is found in gasoline) and more.
Cardiovascular system
Vaping can increase your heart rate, blood pressure and harden your arteries.
Fire risk
As if all these impacts on your body aren’t bad enough, vapes can explode or catch fire, causing injuries, damage to your home, or in extreme cases, death.
