{"id":612,"date":"2012-04-28T14:56:01","date_gmt":"2012-04-28T18:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=612"},"modified":"2012-04-29T11:39:04","modified_gmt":"2012-04-29T15:39:04","slug":"cigarette-warning-labels-playground-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/cigarette-warning-labels-playground-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Cigarette warning labels & playground ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canada has had graphic warning labels on cigarette packages (covering half their surface) since 2000. Research shows that these labels help ex-smokers resist starting up again. They also help nonsmokers, including teenagers, resist starting smoking.<\/p>\n

Cigarette warning labels help ex-smokers resist<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s nice that Canada is leading the way in something important like this — other countries should be taking note and following suit.<\/p>\n

In Edmonton you can no longer smoke near playgrounds and sports fields. This bylaw is intended to eliminate any second-hand smoke that children breathe in these areas, as well as reduce the number of role models they see smoking.<\/p>\n

Smoking ban now official near playgrounds<\/a><\/p>\n

If you’re smoking around children, you are polluting the air that they’re breathing — do you really want to do that?<\/p>\n

What if you want to quit but are having trouble? Some people find it’s helpful to take part in a program such as the Canadian Cancer Society\u2019s Driven to Quit program. Tobacco addiction is a medical diagnosis — some people are able to quit without help, but others will need the help of their doctors.<\/p>\n

Program helps smokers break free of \u2018tenacious addiction\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s never too late to quit smoking — quitting at any time will be beneficial to your health in many ways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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