Make sure you know how to use the epinephrine auto-injector, and carry your kit with you all the time
Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in Canada because of the increased risk of many types of cancer, respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, and other health conditions.1 7 In 2022, 11% of Canadians aged 15 years or older were currently smoking tobacco (13% of males and 9% of females),8 and about 75% of them were smoking daily.8 Populations in Canada with high smoking prevalence include people who are single, separated, divorced, or widowed
34 A large prospective study of over 18,000 people, published in 1978, measured deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases for people who smoked filtered and unfiltered cigarettes
Today almost everybody is aware of the dangers of smoking
Plus, consider this: You dont get most smoking-related diseases from puffing for a few months, but from a decade or decades of smoking