National Non-Smoking Week starts with you!
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...
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Holy smokes! Tips to live a tobacco and vapour free life
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...
World No Tobacco Day is May 31
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...
Weedless Wednesday: Will you butt or doob out for 24 hours?
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 ...
Get ready for plain packaging in Canada
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: ...
It’s over: Baseball is breaking up with smokeless tobacco
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...
World No Tobacco Day: Five facts you need to know
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day! Interested in learning how quitting commercial tobacco can improve your health? Check out these five facts: Quitting improves your health right away. ...