Quit smoking

Here’s a fact you might already know: Commercial tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in Canada and has negative health effects for all ages. Here’s a fact you might not know: ...

Lindsay Willoner

Do you smoke or chew commercial tobacco products? How does six months of free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), including patches, gum, inhalers, or lozenges, sound? Here is your chance, before t...

Lindsay Willoner

I’ve been a registered nurse with Northern Health (NH) for over 13 years. During that time, I’ve had the privilege to care for the health and well-being of people living in this region and our div...

Lindsay Willoner

Whether you use tobacco or not, you probably don’t want your kids to start smoking or chewing tobacco. Let your kids know how you feel about tobacco and make an emotional appeal to help them avoid b...

Nancy Viney

Did you know most tobacco users want to quit? Or that smoking tobacco is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death? Yikes! This week, let’s work on helping to prevent young peo...

Nancy Viney

I remember as a child looking at the bulging cheeks of a baseball player during the World Series. The player was spitting just before he wound up waiting for the pitch. It seemed strange to me that an...

Nancy Viney

Most tobacco users do want to quit and many have tried without success. The majority of us know that tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and increases the risk of heart disease, l...

Nancy Viney