October 12, 2011 B.C. smokers lit up phone lines calling 8-1-1 last week to get help quitting. A total of 7,107 nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) orders were taken during the first week of the province’s smoking cessation program coming into effect Friday, Sept. 30. The vast majority of smokers who called HealthLink BC at 8-1-1 to register for the...
