Ontario Government introduces new smoking legislation

For immediate Release (December 15, 2004 - Toronto) - The Ontario Government introduced legislation today making Ontario workplaces and public places 100% smoke free and banning all retail tobacco displays. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has spokespeople available to comment on tobacco reforms, smoking cessation programs, and tobacco related statistics.

Joanna Cohen, Acting Director, Ontario Tobacco Research Unit

Janet McAllister, Project Consultant, London, CAMH   

Shelly Munro, Registered Nurse, Nicotine Dependence Clinic CAMH

Michael Piercy, Project Consultant, Hastings and Prince Edward Counties,CAMH

Mike DeVillaer, Director, Education and Health Promotion, CAMH

CAMH is a Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre and a teaching hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. 

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For more information or to set up an interview, please contact: Sylvia Hagopian, CAMH Media Relations Coordinator, 416-595-6015.​