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Smoking out vaping spots doesn’t do enough for teens

Written on January 15, 2019. Posted in Editorials.

Teenagers aren’t exactly known for their restraint and self-control. Years of illicit activities hidden from parents make it no surprise vaping has taken teens by storm. That’s why restricting their privacy isn’t likely to slow down their nicotine consumption any time soon. St. Joseph High School...

Electronic cigarette companies not responsible for youth consumption

Written on September 17, 2018. Posted in Editorials.

E-cigarettes like Juuls pose health concerns, but their popularity shouldn’t penalize the companies that created them. Nicotine vaping has hit high school and university campuses in unprecedented numbers. It’s on countless Instagram pages glamorizing university party culture to vulnerable teens. The...

Smoking ban won’t positively impact universities

Written on September 22, 2017. Posted in Editorials.

Banning smoking on university campuses may create more problems than it actually solves. On Wednesday, McMaster University announced that their campus will become completely smoke-free starting in 2018. Cigarettes, marijuana, pipes, hookah, shisha, vapes, cigars and any other devices and substances...

AMS Assembly debates making Queen’s campus smoke-free

Written on October 21, 2016. Posted in News.

Kicking off this Wednesday’s AMS Assembly in Wallace Hall, guest speaker Swati Naidu from the Ontario Public Health Unit began with an address on the move towards making Queen’s a smoke-free campus. Naidu, along with two of her colleagues from the Department of Medicine and Department of Public Health,...

Tobacco summit recommends national cabinet

Written on October 6, 2016. Posted in News.

Over the weekend, Queen’s held a summit to discuss strategies to reduce the use of commercial tobacco in Canada to below five percent by 2035. The Tobacco Endgame Summit was hosted as part of the University’s 175th anniversary celebrations, and tabled various proposals by many of the top medical minds...

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Smoking out vaping spots doesn’t do enough for teens

Electronic cigarette companies not responsible for youth consumption

Smoking ban won’t positively impact universities

AMS Assembly debates making Queen’s campus smoke-free

Tobacco summit recommends national cabinet

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