Tobacco and E-Cigarettes

Tobacco use is the greatest cause of preventable disease and premature death in Ontario. Smoking causes lung and other cancers, respiratory illness, cardiovascular disease and stroke. There are many tobacco-related products such as cigarettes, cigars, hookah, waterpipes and chewing tobacco. Nicotine is the addictive chemical in tobacco. E-cigarettes do not contain tobacco, but can deliver nicotine. Policies and interventions can help to reduce e-cigarette use as well as tobacco use and related illnesses. These include: industry regulations, youth prevention, protection against second-hand smoke and cessation programs.

Report

Ontario Tobacco Monitoring Report 2018

The Ontario Tobacco Monitoring Report 2018 summarizes tobacco use for Ontario, including e-cigarette use, and provides an overview of comprehensive tobacco control in Ontario for 2017-18.

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Literature Review

The report addresses whether: the use of e-cigarettes is an effective cessation aid for smokers;the use of e-cigarettes in non-smoking youth and young people increases the likelihood ofsmoking initiation; and, there are health risks associated with the exposure to secondhand vapour from e-cigarettes.

Event

PHO Grand Rounds: COVID-19 and Substance Use – Highlighting New Data and the Perspectives of People with Lived Experience

In this session, Regan Murray provides an overview of opioid-related deaths in Ontario during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Claire Rykelyk-Huizen and Michael Nurse share findings from a consultation on the impacts of COVID-19 based on interviews with people who use substances, family and friends, harm reduction workers and people providing peer support services.

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