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KOWALSKI: Reducing tobacco use 

Think we’ve got tobacco licked? Think again!

Despite the gains we have made in the last 20 years in reducing smoking, an estimated 17 per cent of the residents in the Interior Health region — more than 100,000 people — continue to use tobacco.� In fact, it is difficult to find another readily available consumer product that carries such a risk to human health and safety.

In the Interior Health region, inpatient and surgical day costs for tobacco-related illness exceeded $31,000,000 in the 2006/2007 fiscal year alone. . . .

There is significant public support for an expanded ban on smoking — in fact, a survey conducted by BC Stats in 2008 found that 73 per cent of those surveyed were in favour of 100-per cent smoke-free public places, including outdoor patios, parks and beaches.

Smoke-free spaces are important. If you are a smoker who is interested in stopping, please contact QuitNow at www.quitnow.ca or at 1.877.455.2233.

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