AlbertaQuits is an Alberta Health Services program that provides free support to reduce and quit using tobacco and vaping products. There is a helpline, support group and text service that you can use to get help and advice. For more information and a full listing of services, please visit Getting Help – AlbertaQuits. If you […]

After smoking or vaping, the air clears and toxic chemicals settled on surfaces become a residue known as third-hand smoke or aerosol. Nicotine and other chemicals have been found on surfaces in homes where people have smoked or vaped. Contact with the residue left behind may cause damage to genetic material in body cells. There […]

There is no known safe level of second-hand exposure to tobacco smoke or aerosol from vaping products. If you can avoid being exposed to second-hand smoke and aerosol from vaping, your risk will be lower and your overall health will benefit. Second-hand smoke comes from burning a tobacco product or is exhaled by a person […]

Stopping the use of tobacco and vaping products is one of the best ways to improve your health and decrease the risk of disease.  While quitting is best, reducing your use also has benefits. If you’re not willing to reduce and quit, consider talking with your healthcare provider about other ways to help reduce harm. […]

Unfortunately, neither are safe. Tobacco and vaping products have toxic and cancer-causing chemicals in them. These are harmful to your health and the health of those around you. There is no safe amount of use or exposure to tobacco and vaping products although smoked tobacco is generally understood to be the most harmful form. Learn […]