Tobacco use is one of the leading preventable causes of death. The global tobacco epidemic kills nearly 6 million people each year, of which more than 600,000 are people exposed to second-hand smoke.
As more and more countries move to fully meet their obligations under the WHO FCTC, the tobacco industry's efforts to undermine the treaty are becoming more and more energetic. For example, in an attempt to halt the adoption of pictorial health warnings on packages of tobacco, the industry recently adopted the novel tactic of suing countries under bilateral investment treaties, claiming that the warnings impinge the companies' attempts to use their legally-registered brands.
The World Health Organization (WHO) selects "tobacco industry interference" as the theme of the next World No Tobacco Day, which will take place on Thursday, 31 May 2012. The campaign will focus on the need to expose and counter the tobacco industry's brazen and increasingly aggressive attempts to undermine the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) because of the serious danger they pose to public health.
The LBD PCN offers a FREE Smoking Cessation program at our Leduc office. The program is a comprehensive, individualized one-on-one session(s) with our LBD PCN Pharmacist, Nandini Desai.
The session will address:
• why quitting is hard
• pros and cons of smoking
• medication options
• how to identify triggers
• how to handle stress
• how to prevent weight gain
The session will also:
• help you develop a Quit Plan to enhance success
• give you ongoing support as needed, so you stay quit
For more information about our Smoking Cessation program and to receive your
free Quit Kit, contact Nandini at 780-986-6624.
