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… Pregnancy and alcohol use Last updated July 1, 2021 HealthLink BC File number 38d … nurse, or midwife Eat healthy food Reduce or stop your use of cigarettes and other drugs Balance rest and activity … women and people find it hard to talk about alcohol use with their health care providers. Your care provider is …
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… Understanding harm reduction: Substance use Last updated December 1, 2023 HealthLink BC File number … Harm reduction is a public health approach to substance use (including alcohol, cannabis, and other substances) and … is to support the health and wellbeing of people who use substances. Harm reduction aims to meet people “where …
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… inserted under the skin of the arm Hormonal contraception uses 1 or 2 hormones similar to estrogen and progestin, … which your body produces. It can have many clinical uses including: Preventing pregnancy (all methods) … Preventing heavy bleeding during menstruation (IUDs) Other uses Talk to your health care provider about which method is …
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… for families, caregivers and friends of people who use substances Last updated December 1, 2023 HealthLink BC … Harm reduction is a public health approach to substance use to support the health and wellbeing of people who use substances. Harm reduction aims to meet people “where …
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… devices that heat vaping liquid into a vapour. The user inhales this vapour. These are not tobacco products, … in them. These are like smokeless tobacco products. The user places the pouch in their mouth and it slowly releases … They heat tobacco to a very high temperature so that the user can inhale nicotine without smoke Cigars, cigarillos …
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… ingredients include chemicals and blends of chemicals used to make different flavours. The term "vaping" is also used to refer to the inhalation of cannabis aerosols; however, this page refers specifically to the use of nicotine products. What are the risks of vaping? …
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… more than 20 types of rodents in British Columbia, only 3 cause common domestic or farmyard problems. This includes the: House mouse Norway rat Black rat (roof rat) What harm can rodents …
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… mineral fibres found in rock. For decades, asbestos was used as a building material in homes and other buildings. Asbestos was also commonly used to make asbestos-cement pipes from the 1940s to the 1960s in Canada. The use of asbestos-cement pipes has been largely discontinued …
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… might I have elemental mercury in my home? Some common household products contain elemental mercury. This includes … device), the lungs and airways can become irritated. This causes symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, chest pain … Gastro-intestinal symptoms can also occur, including nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. In severe cases, lung diseases …
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… at home, school and work. Poor indoor air quality may cause headaches, tiredness, coughing, sneezing, sinus congestion, shortness of breath, dizziness and nausea. It can irritate the skin, eyes, nose or throat. … symptoms could get worse. Poor indoor air quality is caused by indoor air pollution, especially when ventilation is …
