AvoidGeneral guidanceHome exposure

Cigarettes, vaping and second-hand smoke

Avoid tobacco, nicotine vaping and second-hand smoke, and ask for nonjudgmental help if reducing exposure or stopping is difficult.

Direct guidance

What to know or do

Make the home and car smoke-free and ask other people to smoke or vape away from you. Review the exact product and dependence pattern with a clinician before using a medicine or nicotine product to change use; support should be matched to you.

What changes the answer

  • The exact product, task, temperature, duration and ventilation
  • Whether exposure is through breathing, swallowing, skin contact or injury
  • Any label warning, spill, symptoms or repeated occupational-level exposure

General guidance

When to get individual help

Choose a lower-risk alternative when possible. If the exposure already happened, record the product, amount, timing and symptoms and ask for advice instead of assuming harm.