A whopping 20% of the population in New Brunswick smokes...and the provincial Lung Association is calling on the government to earmark some money in the budget to fix that.
NB Lung Association Barbara McKinnon tells CHSJ News every province except New Brunswick and PEI have support for smokers who are trying to quit, despite that we have higher rates of smoking.
The association wants to see the price of cigarettes go up by 30 cents a carton to help fund coverage for smoking cessation. It's estimated it would cost just half a million dollars annually.
