Weedless Wednesday: Health Promotion Minister to announce support to help smokers quit

WEEDLESS WEDNESDAY: HEALTH PROMOTION MINISTER TO ANNOUNCE SUPPORT TO HELP SMOKERS QUIT

TORONTO — Health Promotion Minister Margarett Best and Dr. Peter Selby, Clinical Director of Addictions Program and Head of the Nicotine Dependence Clinic at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), will make an announcement about helping smokers quit.

Date: Wednesday January 23, 2008

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Meeting Centre, 2nd Floor, Room 202933 Russell Street, Toronto

For more information or to arrange interviews please contact Michael Torres, Media Relations, CAMH at (416) 595-6015.

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The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is one of the leading addiction and mental health organizations in North America and Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. Integrating clinical care, scientific research, education, policy development and health promotion, CAMH transforms the lives of people impacted by mental health and addiction issues.

CAMH is a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre, and is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto.