CANADA TOBACCO QUITTERS
May 1st, 2005
BY MONICA DOBIECANADIAN smokers are quitting at record rates due to smoking bans in public places and intolerance at home, said a recent study. Published in Statistics Canada's Health Reports, it said between 2001 and 2003, 17% of smokers tried to quit, up from 1994-96's 10%. The study found that the combination of banning smoking in the workplace and living in a smoke-free home decreased consumption, making it much easier to quit altogether. And with light smokers (under 10 cigarettes daily) three times likely to quit as heavy smokers (25 cigarettes plus), the ...
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