Community Resources for Employees

Services offered in Halton Region

Halton Quit Smoking Clinics 
http://www.halton.ca/cms/one.aspx?portalId=8310&pageId=11926

STOP (Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients) Program
https://www.nicotinedependenceclinic.com/English/stop/Pages/Participate%20in%20STOP/STOP%20on%20the%20Road.aspx

Services offered in Peel Region

Peel’s Family Health Teams (FHT’s) and Community Health Centres (CHC’s) offer free NRT to their eligible rostered patients. Please refer to the table below for a listing of these organizations.

Organization	City	Phone
Central Brampton FHT	Brampton	(905) 451-1937
North Peel FHT	Brampton	(905) 459-2181
Queen Square Doctors FHT	Brampton	(905) 453-1455
Wise Elephant FHT	Brampton	(289) 323-0660
Credit Valley FHT	Mississauga	(905) 813-3850
Summerville FHT	Mississauga	(905) 272-9700
Community Health Centres in Peel	City	Phone
Four Corners Health Centre	Mississauga	(905)-677-9599
East Mississauga Community Health Centre	Mississauga	(905)-602-4082
Bramalea Community Health Centre	Brampton	905-451-6959

 

In addition, please refer to our Health Professionals’ website for additional cessation resources and information.

Other Community Resources

• People on the Ontario Drug Benefit Plan (ODB) can have their smoking cessation medication (Champix or Zyban) covered. 
• The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) offers workshops through the Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients (STOP) Program and provides free NRT if the individual is able to travel. Please refer to the STOP study website for more information on dates and locations at: https://www.nicotinedependenceclinic.com/English/stop/Pages/Participate%20in%20STOP/STOP%20on%20the%20Road.aspx
• Smokers’ Helpline offers telephone or online support; not medication nor NRT. They can be contacted by telephone at 1-877-513-5333 or by visiting the website at www.smokershelpline.ca
• Other cessation support resources: http://dontquitquitting.ca/ and http://breakitoff.ca/
• Walk or Run to Quit with the Canadian Cancer Society and the Running Room offers participants cessation information and support while building the stamina to walk or run 5K.
• There is free NRT for those 18-29 who meet the health eligibility criteria through Leave the Pack Behind (LTPB), https://www.leavethepackbehind.org/quitting/#story_page_125
• http://info.cancer.ca/e/shl/shlsearch.asp - this is a great link where individuals can enter their postal code in and find smoking cessation services available in their communities.
• Smartphone and mobile apps
• Crush the Crave: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/crush-the-crave/id592696605?mt=8 (Apple)
• Break it Off: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adikhader.breakitoff (Android) or  https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/break-it-off-je-te-laisse/id495228310?mt=8 (Apple)