Quit smoking Programs - KFL&A Public Health

Get ready:
• Think about past quit attempts and what
you learned.
Understand why you smoke:
• Monitor your smoking before you quit
and learn your triggers.
Get encouragement and support:
• Ask for support from family and friends.
• Call the smoking cessation supports in
your community.
Learn new skills and behaviours:
• Change your routine and environment.
• Eat meals and snacks in a different place.
• Make your home and car smoke-free.
• Reduce stress by learning relaxation
techniques and deep breathing exercises.
• Take a walk to enjoy nature and gain
health benefits.
• Drink plenty of water.
• Avoid alcohol and caffeine.
• Make healthy food choices. Satisfy your
cravings by munching on fresh
vegetables or fruit.
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT):
• Nicotine replacement therapies are overthe-counter
medications that can double
your chances of successfully quitting
smoking.
Other smoking cessation medications:
• Your healthcare practitioner can prescribe
other smoking cessation medications.
Speak to them to see which medication
will work best for you.
Be prepared for relapse or difficult
situations:
• Be careful around other smokers.
• Reward yourself with the money you are
saving.
• Enjoy healthy eating and stay active.
August 2013
in Eastern Ontario
The following list is a guide to services available
in your area. In addition to the programs
listed, contact your local physician, pharmacist,
dentist, community health centre or family
health team for help with quitting smoking.

Eastern Ontario Health Unit
1000 Pitt Street (Head Office)
Cornwall, Ontario K6J 5T1
613-933-1375 or 1-800-267-7120
www.eohu.ca
• “My Time to Quit” group support,
individual support, and Nicotine
Replacement Therapy voucher program
• Self-help quit information
• Brief counselling
Hastings & Prince Edward Counties
Health Unit
179 North Park Street
Belleville, Ontario K8P 4P1
613-966-5500
• Tobacco Talk Line: 613-966-5513,
ext. 600 or 1-800-267-2803, ext. 600
ttl@hpechu.on.ca
• One-on-one support
• Low-cost nicotine replacement therapy
• Free self-help quit information and quit
smoking kits
KFL&A Public Health
221 Portsmouth Avenue
Kingston, Ontario K7M 1V5
613-549-1232
• Tobacco Information Line
613-549-1232, ext. 1333
1-800-267-7875, ext. 1333
til@kflapublichealth.ca
• Group, individual, and workplace support
for youth, adults, and women who are
planning a pregnancy, pregnant, post
partum, or breastfeeding.
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District
Health Unit
458 Laurier Boulevard
Brockville, Ontario K6V 7A3
613-345-5685 or 1-800-660-5853
quit@healthunit.org
• Brief counselling
• Free self-help quit information
Ottawa Public Health
100 Constellation Crescent, 7th Floor, East
Ottawa, Ontario K2G 6J8
613-580-6744 or 1-866-426-8885
www.ottawa.ca/quitsmoking
• Brief quit smoking counselling by phone
• Free self-help information and quit smoking kits
• Tobacco quit groups
• Workplace quit smoking services
• Phone or go to our website for a current list
of other services in the Ottawa area.
Renfrew County and District Health Unit
7 International Drive
Pembroke, Ontario K8A 6W5
613-735-8651 or 1-800-267-1097
www.rcdhu.com
• Health Info Line 613-735-8666
1-800-267-1097, ext. 666
• Brief counselling
• Free self-help quit resources
• Quit smoking sessions and programs
Smokers’ Helpline
Canadian Cancer Society
1-877-513-5333
www.smokershelpline.ca
• Free quit smoking support, advice, and
information
• Phone, online, and text messaging
services in English and French
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
40 Ruskin Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7
• Quit Smoking Program
(Physician or self referral)
613-761-5464 or 1-866-399-4432
quitsmoking@ottawaheart.ca
Fax: 613-761-5309