Assists, educates, and empowers individuals living with, or caring for others, with lung disease.
St. John's, NL
Joined October 2009
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Drop by--FREE Oral Health & Nicotine Cessation Clinic TODAY--Friday, July 24th! Prescription Plus Pharmacy, 573 Torbay Road, Torbay. 🦷🪥Speak with a dental hygienist, pharmacist, and Certified Tobacco Educator. Prescriptions available, plus get a FREE oral health goody bag.
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🦷Oral Health & Nicotine Cessation Clinic coming up!
📅 Friday, July 24
🕛 12:00 - 4:00p.m.
📍 Prescription Plus Pharmacy, 573 Torbay Rd.
• Explore nicotine replacement options
• Get a free goody bag
• Access on-site prescriptions, if appropriate.
No appointment needed.
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If you are heading to the cabin, camping or going to see Nan and Pop...remember that your vehicle needs to be smoke and vape-free when children are present.
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💲✖️➗🟰Easily track how much smoking or vaping is costing you—both financially and in terms of your overall health. Understanding the true cost can be a real eye-opener!
💲Try the Calculator on the KickAsh web. kickash.ca
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Today is World No Tobacco Day!
Quitting tobacco can be hard, but every step counts toward protecting our loved ones and ourselves from preventable disease.
For help with quitting visit smokershelp.net or call the number on the cigarette pack.
#GovNL
Important info from NL Health Services: Visit rebrand.ly/wildfire-smoke-yo… to learn more about protecting your lung health in areas of the province impacted by wildfire smoke.
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Air quality warnings have been issued for Avalon Peninsula North and St. John's and vicinity. Find tips for coping with poor air quality below and stay current at: weather.gc.ca/airquality/pag…
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📢Public Advisory: Provincial Government Encourages Precautions Against Potential Health Risks Due to Reduced Air Quality
Read more: gov.nl.ca/releases/2025/heal…
For wildfire information, visit gov.nl.ca/alerts
#nltraffic #nlwx
(August 5, 2025, at 12:50 p.m.)
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Today is World No Tobacco Day. The provincial Smokers' Helpline offers information and support to assist with quitting smoking. Connect by calling the phone number on the cigarette pack or online smokershelp.net
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Tobacco & nicotine industries say their products are for adults.
But take a look:
🍭Candy flavours
🎨Bright colours
🐻Cartoon characters
✨Sleek designs
🧸Toy-like packaging
This is shameless manipulation. They're targeting our kids for profit!
#WorldNoTobaccoDay
Flavoured vapes aren’t harmless—they’re bait. Candy and sweet flavours mask the harm and get young people hooked early, creating lifelong customers for an industry that profits off addiction.
⚠️It’s not a trend. It’s a trap.
Let’s protect our youth.
#WNTD2025 #TobaccoExposed
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Candy-coated lies…enticing new users & keeping existing ones hooked.
The tobacco & nicotine industries target people of all ages with products and designs tailored to different groups while deliberately preying on youth.
The manipulation stops here. #TobaccoExposed
Ahead of #WorldNoTobaccoDay 🚭 tomorrow, let's unmask the appeal & expose the truth 👉bit.ly/NoTobacco2025
NL Lung retweeted
To our hardworking trades professionals - your skills help build communities. Imagine what you can build for yourself by quitting smoking or vaping.
Connect with the NL Smoker’s Helpline to learn more about quitting programs that are available
🍂November is Radon Action Month. Radon is a leading cause of lung cancer. It's a colorless, odorless gas that can seep into homes from the ground. 🏠 Find out how to test your home & enter to win PRIZES in “Take Action on Radon” awareness campaign: takeactiononradon.ca
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November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
Lung cancer affects many Canadians, across the country and right here. November is a time to raise awareness and learn more about the diagnosis and support both the patients and caregivers. #LungCancerAwarenessMonth
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This is #WellBeingWeek. Living smokefree empowers individuals to take control of their health, leading to improved quality of life and better support for overall well-being. Explore NL Smokers' Helpline programs, the phone number is on the tobacco package. smokershelp.net
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The NL Lung Screening Pilot offers lung screening to eligible individuals, aged 55-74 years, at health-care sites in St. John’s and Grand Falls-Windsor. The pilot project also offers smoking cessation referral, education and support.
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Have your say!
An online questionnaire will be available on engageNL.ca in early June looking for your input and recommendations on legislative amendments related to the purchasing of tobacco and related products. #GovNL
gov.nl.ca/releases/2024/heal…
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So, you’ve noticed that a teen in your life is vaping. You’re concerned about their lung health AND their mental health. You want to take action, but how? The Brief Conversations Toolkit is here to help. Get to know Quash – at ow.ly/Rg8O50S2sWV
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May 31, 2024 is World No Tobacco Day. Children and youth are still being targeted by vaping companies to become the next generation of customers and nicotine users. Get the facts and talk to youth about the risks of vaping.
truthaboutvaping.ca
who.int/campaigns/world-no-t…
