Help with stopping smoking
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Our quit-smoking counsellors can help you reduce or stop smoking. We can prescribe quit smoking aids and help you come up with a quit plan to maximize your chances of success. In some cases, we can help you access free nicotine patches. We can also support you while you are quitting or reducing. Appointments are by phone or in person.
Don’t hesitate to contact us even if you are just thinking about making a change. Even the smallest change can improve your overall health. We are here to help!
How can the program be accessed: To make an appointment, speak to one of our front desk staff or any health care provider in our clinic.
*** This service is only available to rostered patients of the Civic/Riverside Family Health Teams ***
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Quit smoking webinar
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Additional Information: Other programs available are listed below, as well as resources that can help you on your quit smoking journey.
Community Resources:
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Nicotine Replacement Therapy - How to use
Link: Nicotine Replacement Therapy
Brief description: The quit smoking program at UOHI has developed some short videos on proper use of the various forms of NRT. Click the link above to learn more
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Smokers Helpline
Link: smokershelpline
Brief description: Free telephone and online counselling services and information to help people stop smoking. Includes a culturally appropriate program for indigenous persons called Talk Tobacco.
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STOP on the Net
Link: nicotinedependenceclinic
Brief Description: Provides 8 weeks of free nicotine patches and lozenges to eligible residents of Ontario. These are shipped via mail. Run by the Nicotine Dependence Clinic at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. No referral is necessary, register online.
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Quit Smoking Program, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Link: ottawaheart
Brief Description: Provides support to those who want to reduce or quit smoking, regardless of their heart health. Will provide prescriptions and can provide free nicotine patches for eligible patients. No referral is necessary. Open to residents of Ontario and Quebec.
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Community Pharmacists
Brief Description: If you receive your medications through the Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) program, check with your pharmacist to see if they are offering free quit support through this program. You may be eligible for Zyban or Champix under the ODB program.
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