Tobacco

The goal of World No Commercial Tobacco Day (WNCTD) 2024 is to protect children from the influence of the tobacco industry. Children can be hurt by the tobacco industry in two main ways:By being the t...

Lindsay Willoner

Interested in quitting smoking? This week is a great week to start!  National Non-Smoking Week starts Sunday, January 15 and runs until Saturday, January 21, 2023. This annual campaign stresse...

Lindsay Willoner

Way to go – you’ve decided to quit using commercial tobacco and/or vapour products! Quitting smoking, vapour, or other commercial tobacco products is one of the best things you can do for your hea...

Lindsay Willoner

This year, the goal of World No Tobacco Day is to protect youth from industry manipulation and prevent them from using tobacco, vapour, and nicotine. As a nurse, I’ve seen first-hand the devastat...

Lindsay Willoner

Today is Weedless Wednesday, a day where the Canadian Council for Tobacco Control encourages smokers (tobacco and cannabis) to butt or doob out for 24 hours. Weedless Wednesday is part of National ...

Lindsay Willoner

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

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