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 |
---|---|---|
Brampton |
(905) 451-1937 |
|
North Peel FHT |
Brampton |
(905) 459-2181 |
Brampton |
(905) 453-1455 |
|
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)