The Canadian Cancer Society is encouraging those who smoke or vape to go without on Wednesday as part of National Non-Smoking Week.
Dubbed "Weedless Wednesday," the society says abstaining from smoking for 24 hours is great first step in dropping the habit for good.
Dr. Derek Poteryko, a family doctor in Nanaimo, B.C., says smokers live an average of 10 years less than non-smokers. He says there are obvious financial benefits to giving up the habit as well. "That 10 years, you could put a price tag on that, but how do you a price on 10 years of life lost because of this addiction?" Poteryko says.
Since 1999, more than one million Canadians have successfully quit smoking, according to Island Health.
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