Academic Family Health Team

Helping you stop smoking

Our quit-smoking counsellors can help you reduce or stop smoking. 

We can prescribe quit smoking aids and help you come up with a quit plan to maximize your chances of success

In some cases, we can help you access free nicotine patches. We can also support you while you are quitting or reducing. Appointments are by phone or in person.

Don’t hesitate to contact us even if you are just thinking about making a change. Even the smallest change can improve your overall health.  We are here to help.  

Appointments

To make an appointment, speak to one of our front desk staff or any health care provider in our clinic. Note that this service is only available to rostered patients of the Civic and Riverside Family Health Teams. 

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Quit smoking webinar

FHT Quit Smoking Webinar

Community resources and programs

Other programs available are listed below, as well as resources that can help you on your quit smoking journey. 

Nicotine Replacement Therapy

The quit smoking program at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute has developed several short videos on proper use of the various forms of NRT. 

​Smokers Helpline

Free telephone and online counselling services and information to help people stop smoking. Includes a culturally appropriate program for indigenous persons called Talk Tobacco. 

STOP on the Net

This online program is offered by the Sm​oking Treatmen​t ​for Ontario Patients (STOP) initiative. You will receive free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) patches and gum/lozenges by mail for six weeks. This program is available to eligible residents of Ontario. No referral is necessary. 

Quit Smoking Program

Offered by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, it provides support to people who want to reduce or quit smoking, regardless of their heart health. The program provides prescriptions and can provide free nicotine patches for eligible patients. No referral is necessary. Open to residents of Ontario and Quebec. 

Community Pharmacists

If you receive your medications through the Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) program, check with your pharmacist to see if they are offering free quit support through this program. You may be eligible for Zyban or Champix under the ODB program.