Journal international de recherche cardiovasculaire

Smoking Cessation: What do Pharmacists Need to Know?

Marlene Shehata, Fady Youssef and Alan Pater

Smoking Cessation: What do Pharmacists Need to Know?

As per Health Canada, - 17% of Canadians (i.e. 4.9 million) are active smokers of 15 years and older. According to the Canadian Cancer Society (Smokers Help Line) , 47,000 Canadians die from smoking each year, and lung cancer (although preventable) is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in Canada.