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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
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
PACT (Partnership to Assist With Cessation of Tobacco) and its subsidiary program TAR (Tobacco Addiction Recovery) are tobacco cessation programs available in Saskatchewan. TAR was developed for use in Aboriginal communities and it stresses the importance of sacred tobacco use while providing culturally sensitive strategies for those wanting to release their addiction to tobacco. Visit www.makeapact.ca for more informaltion about these programs, to access a list of PACT providers or to find out how to become trained through PACT.
FOR PROFESSIONAL USE
The Provincial Tobacco Reduction Strategies goal is to reduce tobacco use in Saskatchewan through cohesive, coordinated community-led action. www.health.gov.sk.ca/tobacco-reduction
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 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.
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 - Canadian Cancer Society
Canadian Network of Smokers Helplines
(updated November 14, 2011)
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