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Tobacco
Updated January 19, 2012
The BC Ministry of Health launched a program on September 30, 2011, offering free tobacco cessation aids to BC residents with an MSP card/number and those eligible for Fair Pharmacare. Details are outlined in the September 26, 2011 information bulletin from the BC Ministry of Health Services. For up to date information, please visit www.health.gov.bc.ca/pharmacare/stopsmoking.html.
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Did you know that lung cancer kills more people each year than AIDS, liver cancer, or ovarian cancer? And that lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in North America? The evidence is also clear that second-hand smoke and smokeless tobacco products have dangerous health effects. The good news is that quitting smoking decreases not only your risk of cancer but also of heart attack, stroke, and coronary heart disease.
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You can double your chances of quitting by following a cessation program. If you or someone you know needs help to quit smoking, go to QuitNow.ca. If you are a smoker facing upcoming surgery, you can reduce your risk of surgical complications by stopping eight weeks before surgery. For further information, please visit http://www.tobaccoed.org/pre-surgery/
"There is NO risk-free level of secondhand smoke."
US Surgeon General |
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