BScPharm, PharmD; smoking cessation specialist; mental health pharmacist
Joined August 2013
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#nltraffic heads up a blue Mazda’s back bumper just came off and is on the ORR eastbound between Port Cove and Torbay Rd exits. The wind is moving it all over the road.
A recently published American Cancer Society study:Smoking is attributed to 56.0% of all preventable cancer cases in men, and 39.9% in women. Free quit medication 4 all smokers just makes sense. We only provide it 4 a small few, 4 a limited time, & charge a copay. @johnjhogan
Cigs have killed more people than any consumer product. Shame on @capt4u for accepting big tobacco as a major sponsor for their national professional development conference. Unbelievable and so disappointing. @DocsVsTobacco
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Quitting smoking has a number of benefits for those with diabetes and prediabetes.
Tobacco use - hard 2 identify any other condition with such a mix of lethality, prevalence, & neglect. Despite NL Gov’s Health Accord ideals, I see no effort 2 move on addressing the leading preventable cause of death & disease & help people quit. We could be doing so much more
Listening to Dr G Taylor at OMSC and her Cochrane Review. Spoiler alert: extremely strong evidence that quitting smoking has same improvement in anxiety and depression as prescribing antidepressants! There is no doubt about this finding. Let’s help them quit!
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At OMSC listening to Jane Philpott- We would never accept it if only 78% of our children had access to public schools -the rest can find a way to learn. Why then do we accept this for 1° healthcare? We need govt to legislate accountability @VOCMOpenline
1 hr into OMSC conference & my fav quote thus far - 1/3 of all Canadians over 45 in hospital today would not be there if they didn’t smoke. When will we wake up & provide free quit meds! @TomOsborneMHA @PANLupdates
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This is National Non-Smoking Week. Speaking to your doctor or pharmacist is a proactive step towards a healthier, smoke-free future. They can help monitor your progress, provide guidance and make adjustments to your treatment plan if needed.
Imperial Tobacco has released a flavoured nicotine pouch. Apparently they want to help smokers quit. Yet they make billions selling cigarettes! At least stop pretending your motives are altruistic. Your cigs kill 50k Canadians a year.
#truthinsights: Discipline Is Not the Answer: Better Approaches to On-campus Student Tobacco Use truthinitiative.org/research… @TomOsborneMHA @Johnrockdoc
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#truthinsights: 3 myths about mental health and quitting nicotine truthinitiative.org/research…
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Study makes troubling reveal about disposable vaping devices popular amoung young people: ‘A long way from what we need’ news.yahoo.com/study-makes-t…
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Chinese vaping company bypasses FDA ban with simple name change fortune.com/2023/10/13/chine…
#nltraffic traffic at an standstill on Snow’s Lane for the past hour with traffic backed up on Stavanger all the way to Sgt. Craig Gilliam
Yep…these are vapes ( aka E-cigarettes). Who do you think the target audience is? Youth vape almost 5 x more than adults aged 25 and older. Hmmm
When youth use nicotine it primes their brain for other addictions. We’ve had a number of opioid deaths recently. It’s beyond time to amend Tobacco & Vaping legislation in the province. Limiting youth access to nicotine is part of the solution to other addictions @TomOsborneMHA
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For Over 1 in 10 Young U.S. Adults, Vaping Is a Regular Habit usnews.com/news/health-news/…