The Canadian Forces SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM
You know that quitting smoking will be good for you and everyone around you:
Your Health
- One out of every two lifetime smokers die from their smoking, mostly from cancer or heart disease.
- Tobacco use kills more than 45, 000 Canadians every year.
- Diabetic smokers increase their risk of circulatory problems.
- Broken bones heal more slowly if you smoke.
- Smokers have more dental problems: cavities, gum disease.
Your Quality of Life
- Smoking dulls your senses: smells, taste, hearing, sight.
- Smoking makes exercise harder and less fun.
- Smoking costs money. If you quit, you can put the money you save into other things you enjoy.
Those Around You
- Your smoke hurts those around you, especially children. They get more colds and ear infections. It can trigger asthma attacks, or make them worse.
- The more children see adults smoking, the more likely they are to start smoking themselves.
- Over the long term, tobacco smoke exposure can cause heart disease and lung cancer, even in people who have never smoked themselves.
BUTT OUT can help you identify your personal reasons for smoking, then help you develop and practice substitutes for smoking that do the same good things for you, without the negative long-term effects that smoking gives you.
See the Program Schedules page for course date and registration information.
For more information on BUTT OUT or other Health Promotion programs and services, please contact your
Health Promotion Office.