IF YOU DON'T SMOKE, DON'T START
WE ALL KNOW THAT SMOKING IS ADDICTIVE AND CAUSES SERIOUS SMOKING-RELATED DISEASES.
However, according to Statistics Canada, nearly 5 million Canadians still smoke.
It’s time to bring that number down.
It’s time to help each other.
It's time to #UnsmokeCanada.
WE ALL KNOW THAT SMOKING IS ADDICTIVE AND CAUSES SERIOUS SMOKING-RELATED DISEASES.
However, according to Statistics Canada, nearly 5 million Canadians still smoke.
It’s time to bring that number down.
It’s time to help each other.
It's time to #UnsmokeCanada.
A STUDY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO FOUND THAT THE AVERAGE DAILY SMOKER IN CANADA WILL SMOKE ABOUT 13 CIGARETTES PER DAY. SOURCE
ACCORDING TO STATISTICS CANADA, THERE ARE NEARLY 5 MILLION DAILY CIGARETTE SMOKERS IN CANADA. SOURCE
CIGARETTES, THROUGH COMBUSTION, PRODUCE OVER 6,000 CHEMICALS OF WHICH ABOUT 1% HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS CAUSES OF POTENTIAL CAUSES OF SMOKING-RELATED DISEASES.
ACCORDING TO THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, CIGARETTE BUTTS ARE THE MOST LITTERED OBJECTS IN CANADA. SOURCE
CURRENT REGULATIONS
CURRENT RESTRICTIONS ON ADVERTISING, AND STRINGENT REGULATIONS ON PACKAGING AND DISPLAY BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT, LIMITS CANADIANS’ ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT SMOKE-FREE ALTERNATIVES.
CURRENT RESTRICTIONS ON ADVERTISING, AND STRINGENT REGULATIONS ON PACKAGING AND DISPLAY BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT, LIMITS CANADIANS’ ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT SMOKE-FREE ALTERNATIVES.
CURRENT ALTERNATIVES
THE BEST CHOICE ANY SMOKER CAN MAKE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR LOVED ONES, IS TO QUIT ALL FORMS OF TOBACCO AND NICOTINE ALTOGETHER.
But what about people who choose to continue to smoke? Innovation and technology can help current adult smokers switch from cigarettes to smoke-free alternatives such as vaping or heated tobacco products, if they choose not to quit altogether.
THE BEST CHOICE ANY SMOKER CAN MAKE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR LOVED ONES, IS TO QUIT ALL FORMS OF TOBACCO AND NICOTINE ALTOGETHER.
But what about people who choose to continue to smoke? Innovation and technology can help current adult smokers switch from cigarettes to smoke-free alternatives such as vaping or heated tobacco products, if they choose not to quit altogether.
TOBACCO QUIZ
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