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Tobacco and Your Health
- Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the City of Ottawa and a major risk factor for cancer, heart disease, stroke, and lung disease.(1)
- 1,000 Ottawa residents die each year from illnesses related to smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke.(2)
- Heart disease and lung cancer are the leading causes of death among Ottawa residents.(3)
- Annual cost of treating Ottawa residents hospitalized for diseases related to smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke: $40 million.(4)
- 19% of Ottawa residents are regularly exposed to second-hand smoke in public places.(5)
- 15% of Ottawa residents smoke.(6)
- The 2010 U.S. Surgeon General Report states that second-hand smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer.(7)
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency classifies second-hand smoke as a Group A (known human) carcinogen.
- Some of the chemicals in second-hand smoke include: pesticides, turpentine (paint thinner), formaldehyde, acetone (nail polish remover and dry cleaning solvent), ammonia (window cleaner), cadmium (battery fuel), and benzene (motor fuel).
For More Information on Tobacco, Second-Hand Smoke, and Quitting Smoking:
- Canadian Cancer Society Smokers' Helpline
- Health Canada
- My Quit
- Ottawa Public Health
- Ottawa Public Health Fact Sheet: Second-Hand Smoke: Know the Facts
- Ottawa Public Health Fact Sheet: Second-Hand Smoke and Children
- Ottawa Public Health Fact Sheet: Second-Hand Smoke and Unborn Babies
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Tobacco Control Organizations:
- Champlain Cardiovascular Prevention Network
- Non-Smokers' Rights Association
- Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco
- Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada
- World Health Organization Framework on Tobacco Control
- Play, Live, Be Tobacco-Free
- Program Training and Consultation Centre (Resource Centre of the Smoke-Free Ontario Strategy)
- PROPEL - Centre for Population Health Impact (The Ontario Tobacco Research Unit)
Exposing the Tobacco Industry:
- Eye on the Trials: An Information Service on Tobacco Litigation
- PBS TV: Frontline: Expose on the tobacco industry
- CBC News: In Depth Report: Smoking Up a Storm
- Smoke and Mirrors - The Canadian Tobacco War by Rob Cunningham
- The Cigarette Papers by Stanton A. Glantz
- Golden Holocaust: Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition by Robert Proctor
References:
(1) Champlain Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Network. Annual Report 2010-2011. University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 2011, p. 16 www.ccpnetwork.ca/documents/FINALCCPNAR10-11_000.pdf
(2) Ottawa Public Health. Ottawa Public Health Releases Let’s Clear the Air. A Renewed Strategy for a Smoke-Free Ottawa. News Release, January 30, 2012. www.ottawahealth.tumblr.com
(3) Ottawa Public Health. Mortality and Morbidity 2012. p.33. http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/obh/2012/01-16/5864%20Ottawa%20Mortality%20and%20Morbidity%20Report%20Eng%20PRESS%20Jan5-12.pdf
(4) Ottawa Public Health. Report to Board of Health. Let’s Clear the Air. A Renewed Strategy for a Smoke-Free Ottawa. February 6, 2012, p. 4. http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/obh/2012/02-06/Smoke_free_Ottawa_EN.htm
(5) Ottawa Public Health. Let’s Clear the Air. A Renewed Strategy for a Smoke-Free Ottawa. Questions & Answers. January 30, 2012.
(6) Ottawa Public Health. Ottawa Public Health Releases Let’s Clear the Air - A Renewed Strategy for a Smoke-Free Ottawa. News Release. January 30, 2012. http://ottawahealth.tumblr.com/post/16758131076/ottawa-public-health-releases-lets-clear-the-air-a
(7) 2010 U.S. Surgeon General’s Report. How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/2010/index.htm
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