Smoking Support & Harm Reduction

Services that support people who want to quit or reduce smoking or substance use, including counselling, nicotine replacement therapy, and harm reduction resources.

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Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) STOP Program

The STOP (Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients) Program is a province-wide initiative that delivers smoking cessation treatment and counselling support to registered clients of CMHA TVAMHS who wish to quit smoking.

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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) STOP on the Net

STOP on the Net, is an online program to help you quit smoking cigarettes. You can join online and and receive free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) patches and gum/lozenges mailed to your address.

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IT’S TIME Toolkit

​​​​The IT’S TIME toolkits provide community workers, community members, and others with culturally relevant commercial tobacco reduction/cessation tools. IT'S TIME is a model of collaboration and integration between evidence-based reduction/cessation resources, and Indigenous ways of learning and knowing.

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Leave the Pack Behind: Tools to Quit Smoking

In this educational video, we focus on the factors that make quitting smoking a challenge. We review the physical and psychological aspects of nicotine addiction, suggest strategies to help you quit, and discuss medication options that can set you up for success.

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Ontario Drug Benefit Pharmacist Support

Some local pharmacies partner with SWPH to provide free nicotine replacement therapy such as patches and gum along with counselling to Ontario Drug Benefit recipients. *Free nicotine replacement therapy is subject to availability.

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Smokers' Helpline

Smokers' Helpline (SHL) is a free and confidential service operated by the Canadian Cancer Society since 2000. SHL offers personalized tools, evidence-based information and support about quitting smoking, vaping and tobacco use.

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Southwestern Public Health's Needle Exchange & Harm Reduction Program

Provides free, private access to clean substance-use supplies (needles, syringes, cookers, filters, safer inhalation kits, condoms, etc.), blood-borne infection testing, safe disposal of used supplies, and mobile outreach delivery in Elgin, Oxford and surrounding areas.

1230 Talbot Street, St. Thomas

1-800-922-0096

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