Tobacco sharing isn't caring
It’s important for everyone, especially those who smoke cannabis and/or tobacco, and those who vape, to consider the following strategies to help prevent catching the COVID-19 virus: Wash your...
Tobacco reduction
Free nicotine replacement therapy: Double the chances, double the odds to success!
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...
Happy World No Tobacco Day 2019!
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...
Health Care Hero and long-time nurse retires: Spotlight on Nancy Viney
“For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a nurse,” says Nancy Viney, who is retiring from Northern Health this year. For the past 40 years, she’s worked as a nurse in a variety...
January 20-26 is National Non-Smoking Week!
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...
Feel like you’re losing your best friend?
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...
Wildfire smoke: Many tobacco users finding it hard to breathe!
I spoke with a friend who smokes cigarettes earlier this week and she said that she wasn’t able to leave the house over the weekend due to the forest fire smoke in the air. Wildfire smoke is a mi...