HLSC 1F90 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Dental Caries, Tobacco Advertising, Imperial Brands
17 Sep 2016
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Smoking is a leading cause of preventable death in canada. Tobacco use accounts for nearly one of every five deaths in canada: the percentage of canadians who smoke varies widely by province/territory, with the highest rates observed in nunavut and the lowest rates in british columbia. Smoking is the main risk factor for three top causes of death in canada: cancer, cardiovascular disease, lung disease. Approximately half of all smokers die from smoking-related illnesses. Smoking affects the health of people at all stages of life and from all walks of life. The life expectancy of an adult smoker on average is reduced from 87 to 73 years. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ets) kills thousands of non-smokers every year. In spite of these facts and despite increasing public and private efforts to restrict smoking approximately 5. 9 million canadians are smokers, with thousands more joining their ranks each year.
