The majority of people who smoke want to quit.
Talking with your patients about their smoking (including non-tobacco products), advising them to quit, and offering support, is effective in increasing quit attempts.
The following information and resources are for health care providers to assist patients who want to quit smoking:
You Can Make it Happen Website (Developed by Ontario’s Public Health Units, in partnership with the Canadian Cancer Society Smokers’ Helpline)
Comprehensive smoking cessation resources to support health care providers in their client’s quit attempt, includes:
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (Developed by CAN-ADAPTT [Canadian Action Network for the Advancement, Dissemination and Adoption of Practice-informed Tobacco Treatment])
Guidelines include smoking cessation interventions for specific populations, including Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women.
Prevention of Gestational and Neonatal Exposure to Tobacco Smoke (PREGNETS) (CAMH PREGNETS was created with funding from Echo: Improving Women’s Health in Ontario, an agency of the MOHLTC)
Includes:
Smokers’ Helpline – Make a Referral (Canadian Cancer Society)
TEACH: Training Enhancement in Applied Cessation and Health (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health [CAMH])
The Training Enhancement in Applied Cessation and Health (TEACH) project Lunch and Learn Seminar Series (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health [CAMH])
Free “standalone” Lunch and Learn monthly seminar series for Physicians, Family Health Teams and other Health/Allied Health Practitioners to enhance their knowledge and skills in offering cessation interventions.
You Can Make It Happen (Ontario’s Public Health Units, in partnership with the Canadian Cancer Society Smokers’ Helpline)
Comprehensive smoking cessation resources to support health care providers in their client’s quit attempt:
Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation (OMSC) (University of Ottawa Heart Institute)
Assistance for Family Health Teams or a Community Health Centres to build and implement a quit smoking strategy in your practice. The OMSC Primary Care team will:
Implementing STOP (Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients)
The STOP Program partners with many organizations to provide publicly funded Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) for your patients and capacity building and training for your practice, including the following:
Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) Plan coverage of Champix® and Zyban® (Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care (MOHLTC)
Details about ODB coverage of varenicline (Champix®) and bupropion (Zyban®):
Non-Insured Health Benefits for First Nations and Inuit Populations
Quit Smoking with STOP on the Net | Nicotine Dependence Services (Nicotine Dependence Clinic)
Online program to help individuals aged 18+ to quit smoking cigarettes. Eligible participants can receive free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) patches and gum/lozenges mailed to their address.
Smokers’ Helpline (Smokers’ Helpline, Canadian Cancer Society)
Resource for patients who want tobacco use cessation counseling/support:
Health Effects of Waterpipe/Shisha Smoking (Toronto Public Health)
Information for patients and the general public regarding the negative health effects of using a waterpipe/hookah to smoke both herbal and tobacco shisha.
Live Tobacco Free (Toronto Public Health)
Information on:
Prevention of Gestational and Neonatal Exposure to Tobacco Smoke (PREGNETS) (Canadian Association of Mental Health [CAMH])
PREGNETS was created with funding from Echo: Improving Women’s Health in Ontario, an agency of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
Information on smoking cessation practices for pregnant and postpartum women, anonymous online discussion board and a personalized plan for quitting or reducing smoking.
Smoking Cessation Program for Ontario Drug Benefit recipients (Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care)
Resource for Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) patients who would benefit from smoking cessation counseling from a pharmacist.