Tobacco Control
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Tobacco use remains overall the number one cause of preventable illness
and death. In Nova Scotia, over 1,600 die each year from smoking related
illness and two hundred more die from exposure to second-hand smoke
In 2001, Nova Scotia launched a comprehensive tobacco strategy with the
help of a wide range of stakeholders. In just two years, the province’s
smoking rate has dropped by five per cent.
The strategy includes smoke-free places legislation and help for people to quit smoking. It also includes |
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Smoke-Free for Life curriculum
in schools, and a No More Butts program in which youth help their
peers quit smoking.
Recently, Nova Scotia Health Promotion launched Great Reasons to Smoke, a new TV and print
campaign targeted at youth aged
20-24. |
This year, Nova Scotia Health Promotion will introduce a new program in schools and release
the first tobacco strategy report card. |
Visit the Sick of Smoke Web site
Tobacco Control Links:
Tobacco Control Reports and Publications:
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It costs $170 million a year in direct medical costs to treat smoking related illness. In addition, smoking costs the Nova Scotian economy $396 million annually in productivity losses due to premature death and absenteeism.
While smoking rates are dropping, one in four Nova Scotians (25%) still smokes.
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