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E N D Presentation Transcript Introduction to Tobacco Use Prevention, Protection & Cessation Created by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Nurses important role in smoking cessation Largest health-care provider group in Canadian health system (Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2008) Highly trusted by the public (Leger Marketing, 2004) Well-situated to influence and motivate smokers to quit Nursing intervention increases likelihood of abstinence from smoking (Rice & Stead, 2008) Statistics on Tobacco Use In Canada: 18 % of people aged 15 years and older smoke cigarettes (Health Canada, 2008) - Almost 5 million people Statistics on Morbidity and Mortality Smoking related illnesses cause 47,000 deaths per year in Canada (Health Canada, 2008) Single most preventable cause of morbidity and death in the world today according to the World Health Organization Significant costs to the health care system One in every two smokers will die earlier than they otherwise would have, as a result of smoking Contributes to chronic diseases Cardiovascular disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) (WHO, 2008) Primary cause of lung cancer (leading cause of cancer related death for men and women) (Canadian Cancer Society/National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2009) Contributes to many forms of cancer Pancreatic, stomach, kidney, cervical, esophageal, laryngeal, oral and leukemia (U.S

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