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For other sources of information on becoming tobaccofree, click on any of the links below:
GENERAL INFORMATION
This Health Canada website offers a variety of information from general tobacco use to quitting. www.gosmokefree.ca
Smokers' Helpline is a free, confidential service that provides personalized support, advice and information about quitting smoking. Proven practices are used to help you through the process of quitting. And, once you've quit, they're there to help with your questions and concerns. www.smokershelpline.ca
Whether you have already quit smoking or are thinking about quitting smoking, this web program and Support Community will give you the help you need to succeed. www.stopsmokingcentre.net
This website is provided by British Columbia where you can get advice from expert counsellors, join an online support network and make your own quit plan. www.quitnow.ca
The Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC) provides this website that offers information on tobacco products and advice on quitting. www.aadac.com
This American website has specific information and instructions to assist you on your way to quitting. www.smokefree.gov
The Canadian Council for Tobacco Control's incredible website has everything you've always wanted to know about tobacco use to current events and discoveries, quitting tips and more. www.cctc.ca
FOR PROFESSIONAL USE
This is a course that teaches the clinician the health effects of using tobacco and discusses patient's risks for each effect. Using health effects as motivational factors in tobacco cessation. Counselling is also discussed. www.tobaccofreepatients.com
The CAMH Library holds a comprehensive collection of published materials in a variety of formats. Service is restricted to registered members of the library. www.camh.net
This site provides evidence based treatment information, as well as educational materials and extensive links to other sites. www.cdc.gov/tobacco
The Society for research on Nicotine and Tobacco and the World Health Organization presents evidence based information on the treatments of tobacco dependence. The information is available in 11 languages. www.treatobacco.net
The Rx Files Academic Detailing Program seeks to promote optimal drug therapy, providing drug information and educational to Saskatchewan Physicians & other Health Care Professionals.
www.rxfiles.ca
The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario provides information on the best practice for nurses to integrate tobacco cessation into daily nursing practice. Find out how you can make a difference in a smoker's life. www.rnao.org
QUIT: Quit Using and Inhaling Tobacco is a new online smoking cessation training program for pharmacists. It is designed to offer ideas, suggestions and tools on how to implement varying degrees of smoking cessation service in your pharmacy. Pharmacists are ideally positioned to educate their patients about the effects of smoking on their health, encourage them to think about quitting and work with them through the quit process. www.pharmacists.ca/quit
Surgeon General's 2004 Report: The Health Consequences of Smoking on the Human Body.
Spit Tobacco
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
The following is a list of organizations that provide consumer information resources on
quitting tobacco and secondhand smoke.
Canadian Cancer Society
Health Canada
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Lung Association of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Health
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute
Smokers Helpline - Canaidan Cancer Society
Canadian Network of Smokers Helplines
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