By reducing and filtering out the harsh smoke that comes from unfiltered blunts and joints
In countries such as the United States, Denmark and Sweden, the prevalence of smoking in pregnancy has declined from between 20% and 35% in the 1980s to between 10% to 20% in the 2000s, and below 10% by 2010 1
Publishing in Tobacco Control, the research team report that in the study of 40,000 mothers-to-be, the number of women helped to stop smoking almost doubled
1 2 "Trends in market share of leading cigarette brands in the USA: national survey on drug use and health 20022013"
Cynthia Callard, executive director of Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, called the apparent Canada Day marketing measure less than a month after Philpott's announcement "a very provocative action" she likened to trying "to poke a stick in the eye of the government." She also condemned the use of patriotism as a mechanism for selling a tobacco product: overall, smoking is associated with the deaths of 37,000 Canadians each year from cancer, cardiovascular disease and lung disease
Fact: Pregnant women have other ways to quit smoking besides cold turkey, which is quitting without any preparation or counseling