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Quit Smoking.
If it were really serious, the government would ban smoking.
You might think that if smoking were really serious, the government would ban it. See below ...
- In Québec, 18 % of the population smokes.
- In other words, 1.2 million people are ADDICTED to an over-the-counter product.
- All these people are dependent – in other words, they’re addicted – to nicotine. They’re ordinary people, just like you and me.
- Imagine if the government made cigarettes illegal tomorrow, or in six months, or next year.
- Do you really think you and all these other “addicts” could stop smoking before the ban came into force?
- Just imagine what would happen. You and all these other people would be treated like criminals.
- Perhaps now you understand the problem the government faces.
- You might argue that the government benefits from the situation, since it charges tax on tobacco products.
- Nothing could be further from the truth! The social and health-related costs generated by tobacco use are far in excess of the government’s tax revenues.
- Smoking is therefore not a source of revenue for the government, or for the rest of us.
In reality, smoking causes serious problems, but banning it wouldn’t be realistic.
However, the government is working on a variety of initiatives and with a range of organizations to encourage smokers to quit and provide effective, easily available means to help them.
This site is an example.
We hope you’ll find it useful! |
