Non-smoking week has been celebrated since the ’80s and has always been about issues related to tobacco.
It used to be about second-hand smoke, it’s now about quitting smoking.
The week used to be very formal, now, it’s more of a week that extra attention and information gets put out about quitting smoking.
It also can be used as a second chance to quit smoking if it was a resolution that ended up failing.
Jo-Anne Douglas, tobacco dependence councillor, says that over time it has become more commonplace not to smoke, so the week is less formal and is used more as a reminder to not let things get out of hand.
