Two significant changes to the way vapour products are sold in Saskatchewan will take place next week. On September 1st, The Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Amendment Regulations, 2021 will come into force, limiting the sale of flavoured vapour products to age-restricted vapour product shops and limiting marketing and availability to youth. “Vaping exposes our… Continue reading September 1st New Vaping Regulations And Tax Measures Come Into Effect
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Pharmasave: Let Us Help You Stop Smoking
Ready to give up smoking? Come down and speak to a Pharmasave Pharmacist who will give you some tips to help you kick the habit for good. They can also provide: Individualized counselling and action plans Recommendations for nicotine replacement products Advice on dealing with cravings For the latest information and for more updates on… Continue reading Pharmasave: Let Us Help You Stop Smoking
Pharmasave: Ready to Stop Smoking?
Ready to give up smoking? Come down and speak to a Pharmasave Pharmacist who will give you some tips to help you kick the habit for good. They can also provide: Individualized counselling and action plans Recommendations for nicotine replacement products Advice on dealing with cravings For the latest information and for more updates on… Continue reading Pharmasave: Ready to Stop Smoking?
Sask. health organizations call on province to do more to reduce smoking rates
Source: Cory Coleman, CBC News, January 23, 2019 Report released Monday gives policy recommendations Donna Pasiechnik describes Saskatchewan’s youth smoking rate as an “epidemic.” Pasiechnik, a health policy analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), has joined several other health organizations, including the Saskatchewan Medical Association, in urging the provincial government to implement strategies to reduce smoking.… Continue reading Sask. health organizations call on province to do more to reduce smoking rates
More teens in Sask. are smokers than in any other province: Health Canada survey
Source: CBC News, October 30, 2018 Province needs to do more to curb youth smoking: health policy analyst Saskatchewan teens are smoking almost three times more than their peers in other provinces, according to newly released numbers. Health Canada’s 2017 Canadian Tobacco Alcohol and Drugs Survey found that 21.9 per cent of youth aged 15 to… Continue reading More teens in Sask. are smokers than in any other province: Health Canada survey