Figure 5.19: Prevalence of use (%) of stop-smoking medications among current smokers and recent quitters* who had quit or attempted to quit smoking in the past 2 years, 2003-2020
Year |
Nicotine patch |
Nicotine gum |
Medication such as Zyban, Wellbutrin or Champix |
Quitline |
Internet website |
Nicotine inhaler, spray, or lozenge |
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2003 |
31.5 |
21.8 |
21.5 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
N/A |
---|
2004 |
33.7 |
19.4 |
15.3 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
N/A |
---|
2005 |
32.7 |
17.2 |
14.5 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
N/A |
---|
2006 |
30.8 |
20.3 |
13.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
---|
2007 |
30.8 |
23.5 |
13.9 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
---|
2008 |
31.3 |
23.9 |
11.0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
---|
2009 |
29.3 |
21.5 |
17.6 |
3.3 |
N/A |
N/A |
---|
2010 |
27.1 |
22.2 |
20.6 |
3.3 |
N/A |
N/A |
---|
2011 |
25.5 |
19.9 |
19.4 |
3.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
---|
2012 |
26.3 |
20.2 |
19.4 |
4.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
---|
2017 |
24.3
[18.8-29.9] |
16.1
[11.9-20.3] |
14.7
[10.0-19.5] |
7.1
[3.9-10.3] |
N/A |
N/A |
---|
2019 |
16.8
[12.8-20.8] |
11.2
[7.9-14.6] |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
8.6 [5.2-11.9] |
---|
2020 |
19.4
[14.4-24.4] |
13.7
[9.5-17.9] |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
14.9 [10.5-19.2] |
---|
*Includes current smokers and former smokers who had quit in the past 12 months.
Data sources: Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs Survey, 2017; Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2019, 2020.