Smoking Cessation Support
The PEFHT Smoking Cessation Program provides individualized support and education for smokers of all ages, who are interested in quitting or reducing their smoking.
Access the Patients Resource Library to connect to categorized online resources.
Goals
- Provide tools, support and education necessary to help patients achieve and maintain a smoke-free lifestyle.
- Work with patients to develop a quit smoking plan.
- Increase the number of patients who quit smoking.
Services
Our Smoking Cessation Specialists will:
Currently, it is only available for patients being seen in the Lung Health program.
- Assess your smoking history
- Help you to identify and make behavioural changes around smoking
- Work with you to develop a quit-smoking plan
- Help you pick a quit smoking date
- Review medications that are available to help you quit smoking
- Work with your health care provider to arrange prescriptions for smoking cessation medication
- Provide nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) free of charge.
- Discuss ways to minimize side effects when quitting
- Provide in-office or telephone follow-up support
- Help you to revisit and revise your quit smoking plan as needed
Websites & Links
Other Smoking Cessation Supports:
Southeast Public Health (formerly Hastings Prince Edward Public Health)
Tel:(613) 966-5500 or 1-800-267-2803, ext. 600
Quit Smoking Program
Counselling with trained quit specialists provides low-cost or no-cost nicotine replacement therapy.
School health clinics for local high school students
Smokers’ Help Line
Canadian Cancer Society Tel:1-877-513-5333
Online quit program, telephone support and text message program
After registration, receive a trial pack and discount coupons for Nicorette & Nicoderm products.
First Week Challenge contest (quit for first 7 days of the month and win $500).
STOP on the Net
(Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)
Enroll to have free nicotine replacement products mailed to you
Ontario Health
Health 811 (replaces TeleHealth Ontario)
Call: 811
With your consent, the agent will collect your information and arrange for a program representative to call you back at the number you have provided
Contact Information
Making an Appointment
If you are contemplating quitting, call our central scheduling line at 613-476-0400 ext. 0 to make a Smoking Cessation appointment.
You do not need a referral to obtain an appointment.
OR
Book an appointment online using Ocean Online Booking
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