Tag: anti-smoking
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The smoking gun: killing the addiction
BY CAMILLE GUSHWAY In a community based around anti-smoking, how does a smoker escape tobacco addiction? As a society, our knowledge about drug abuse develops over time. This also applies toward tobacco and smoking addiction. We understand much more about tobacco addiction than we did 100, 40, or even 10 years ago. With newfound facts…
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Up in smoke
STORY AND PHOTOS BY VANESSA GILLIS As regulations for smokers become stricter, electronic cigarettes seem like the perfect alternative to smoking, but Health Canada says they’re not entirely safe. “To date there is not sufficient evidence that the potential benefits of e-cigarettes in helping Canadians to quit smoking outweigh the potential risks,” said Eric Morrissette,…
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War on tobacco hits White Oaks Secondary School
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ADAM BUCK The federal government held an anti-smoking seminar at White Oaks Secondary School last week as a part of its “war on tobacco” campaign. MP Eve Adams, parliamentary secretary to the minister of health, lead the presentation and open discussion on tobacco use among youth. With her was Rob Cunningham,…