Source: CBC News, October 30, 2018
Province needs to do more to curb youth smoking: health policy analyst
Saskatchewan teens are smoking almost three times more than their peers in other provinces, according to newly released numbers.
Health Canada’s 2017 Canadian Tobacco Alcohol and Drugs Survey found that 21.9 per cent of youth aged 15 to 19 identified as tobacco smokers, compared to a national rate of 7.9 per cent.