Tobacco Reduction: Smoke-free Public Spaces and Parks

Research shows that tobacco use is a leading cause of preventable disease and death in Canada. In 2015, approximately 2,780 new cancers diagnosed in Alberta were linked to tobacco smoking.¹ Tobacco smoke contains over 7,000 chemicals with at least 172 of these being toxic and 69 known to cause cancer.² Tobacco is the only consumer product that will kill at least one in two regular users when used as it’s intended to be used.³