Petition against compulsory cessation of smoking for patients confined involuntarily in psychiatric wards and services in Victoria

"I work in prisons and the AAU particularly and have also worked when Royal Park was "alive". I agree that being in an institution is not the right time to give up smoking. (Optional) Are you a smoker currently No (Optional) Are you a consumer, mentaL heal"

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"Not only have I spoken with many consumers distressed by this ban, but I have also been personally impacted by it. It was so senselessly cruel - in the midst of extreme distress, not even wanting to live anymore, my cigarettes were confiscated. The underg"

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"This is a contravention of rights (Optional) Are you a smoker currently No"

"smoking is legal for people over the age of 18 and is allowed in pallitive care units. people with a mental illness rely on things that calm them and smoking can do this (Optional) Are you a smoker currently No (Optional) Are you a consumer, mentaL health"

"Will there also be a ban on food & drink for the overweight (Optional) Are you a smoker currently No (Optional) Are you a consumer, mentaL health worker, carer, member of the public Mental health worker"

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"everyone is entitled to the dignity to choose, and that is the only way people permanently stop smoking. (Optional) Are you a smoker currently No (Optional) Are you a consumer, mentaL health worker, carer, member of the public mental health worker"

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"Compulsory 'cold turkey' withdrawal from the physiological and psychological habit of smoking is unfair, inhumane, and in my opinion very unlikely to create a better long term or permanent health outcome for psychiatric patients or the wider community, pr"

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"i am a carer and this ban on smoking in psych hospitals has led to me keeping my son out of hospital even when he really needs to be there. this is dangerous i know but i can't stand him having to be without his cigarettes when he needs them most. (Option"

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"Have stayed in mental hospitals for several months, luckily without smoking bans but could not imagine not being allowed to (Optional) Are you a smoker currently No (Optional) Are you a consumer, mentaL health worker, carer, member of the public member of"

"it gets them to go outside and be sociable! (Optional) Are you a smoker currently No (Optional) Are you a consumer, mentaL health worker, carer, member of the public I am in the mental health system in nz"

"Many Psych patients feel calmer smoking - and more anxious when they don't! (Optional) Are you a smoker currently No"