Wednesday 1 May 2024
Budget Bill gives Minister new powers to address nicotine pouches (and other therapeutic products)
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In late March, Health Minister Mark Holland cautioned Imperial Tobacco to "stay the hell away from our kids" while marketing their...
Thursday 4 April 2024
Public Use Micro File of the Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Survey (CSTADS) is now available
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This post provides information on the release of the Public Use Micro File (PUMF) for the Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug (CSTADS...
Monday 1 April 2024
Tobacco taxes go up today .... by 15 cents per package
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Federal tobacco taxes are subject to an annual inflation adjustment, which is implemented on April 1 of each year. The adjustment for 2024 b...
Sunday 31 March 2024
Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health calls for better controls on tobacco and nicotine.
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This post highlights an important report from the senior public health officer in Canada's largest province. In "Balancing Act: An...
Wednesday 27 March 2024
More countries move to ban flavours and disposable vapes
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This post provides an update on recent actions taken by health authorities outside Canada to address nicotine use by youth. Flavour bans The...
Wednesday 6 March 2024
Stop Smoking medications authorized in Canada include 4 manufactured by tobacco-nicotine companies
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Three months have now passed since federal Health Minister Mark Holland told reporters that he wanted to "shut down the loophole" ...
Tuesday 27 February 2024
Are e-cigarettes safer than regular cigarettes? 107 studies are compiled to provide a disturbing answer.
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This post reports on a new study which calculates the risks of using e-cigarettes in comparison with those of using cigarettes alone, or usi...
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