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Every resident in Niagara can
access free help to quit smoking
Ottawa Heart Smoking Cessation Program
Get six weeks of free patches and nicotine lozenges, and behavioural counselling from a healthcare provider.
To be eligible, you must:
To register, call 1-888-645-5405 and leave your contact information on the voicemail.
Get eight weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy, which includes nicotine patches and participant choice of nicotine gum or lozenges.
To be eligible, you must:
This program is online. Patches and gum / lozenges are mailed to you.
You may be eligible to receive free nicotine replacement therapy and counselling (nicotine patch, gum, lozenge or inhaler). Call 905-714-0990 for more information.
You can access free nicotine replacement therapy as a rostered patient of the following family health teams:
You can access free nicotine replacement therapy as a rostered patient of the following community health centres:
Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton / Niagara
You can access free nicotine replacement therapy through the Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton / Niagara at 905-714-9935 ext. 2239.
Access a free, confidential telephone service offering culturally appropriate support and information about quitting smoking, vaping and commercial tobacco use. The Talk Tobacco phone service is available in Ontario by calling 1-833-998-8255. Interpreter services are available in French and 14 Indigenous languages.
You may be eligible to receive free nicotine replacement therapy (nicotine patch, gum, lozenge or inhaler). Call 905-358-5552.
If you have an Ontario Drug Benefit card, you're eligible to receive support from your local pharmacist and access to free quit smoking medications (Champix or Zyban). Talk to your local pharmacist for more information.
Those enrolled in the Trillium Drug Program, may be eligible for coverage on prescription medication for smoking cessation.
Telehealth Ontario provides counselling support over the phone if you're quitting smoking. Call a Quit Coach at 1-866-797-0000 for smoking cessation supports 24/7.
Get supports from Smoker’s Helpline digital services, including online chat, text message and email support.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Get an evidence-based booklet and app that can help you quit smoking. Download the My Change Plan booklet or the My Change Plan app from Google Play or the Apple Store.
The OHIP+ plan may provide quit smoking support if you're not covered by a private plan. Support includes up to a year of pharmacist-assisted counselling. Talk to your pharmacist or health care provider. It may also include no-cost smoking cessation prescriptions if you're 18 years or older.
Access a free, confidential telephone service offering culturally appropriate support and information about quitting smoking, vaping and commercial tobacco use. The Talk Tobacco phone service is available in Ontario by calling 1-833-998-8255. Interpreter services are available in French and 14 Indigenous languages.
Non-insured health benefits for First Nations and Inuit
Eligible First Nations and Inuit persons have coverage for nicotine replacement therapy and prescriptions medications. For more information, talk to your health care provider or call 1-800-640-0642.
People receiving Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Program are encouraged to speak to their case worker to learn about their eligibility for no-cost nicotine replacement therapy and supports.
If you're not eligible for any of the above programs, contact the Tobacco Hotline at 905-688-8248 ext. 7393.
Quitting is hard but you can help your patient make it happen - you can make a difference in your patients' health in under three minutes by using the 5As:
For information on quitting smoking, the law or second-hand smoke, email the Tobacco Hotline or call 905-688-8248 ext. 7393 or 1-888-505-6074 ext. 7393