Health Canada is asking seniors in Newfoundland and Labrador how and why they stopped lighting up, in a bid to learn more about the older generation's smoking ? and quitting ? habits.
The Seniors Resource Centre of Newfoundland and Labrador has been commissioned by Health Canada to work on the two-year project, which will collect information in order to develop anti-smoking services for Canadians over 50.
Paula Lancaster, with the Seniors Resource Centre in St. John's, told CBC News that Health Canada intends to shift its target from young people to older people.
"The 5O-plus crowd and seniors are a forgotten group,"
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