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Opinion | BY DOUG ROTH | February 12, 2026
Stopping nicotine addiction before it starts is one of the clearest ways to reduce future pressure on the health-care system, writes Doug Roth. Pexels photograph by Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Opinion | BY DOUG ROTH | February 12, 2026
Opinion | BY DOUG ROTH | February 12, 2026
Stopping nicotine addiction before it starts is one of the clearest ways to reduce future pressure on the health-care system, writes Doug Roth. Pexels photograph by Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Opinion | BY ANDREA SEALE, DOUG ROTH | April 25, 2024
Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured. A 2024 Leger poll commissioned by the Canadian Cancer Society and the Heart & Stroke revealed that one in four people in Canada either do not have prescription drug insurance or do not have enough insurance to cover their prescription medicines, write Andrea Seale and Doug Roth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREA SEALE, DOUG ROTH | April 25, 2024
Opinion | BY ANDREA SEALE, DOUG ROTH | April 25, 2024
Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured. A 2024 Leger poll commissioned by the Canadian Cancer Society and the Heart & Stroke revealed that one in four people in Canada either do not have prescription drug insurance or do not have enough insurance to cover their prescription medicines, write Andrea Seale and Doug Roth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade