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Providing self-help material can be first step in
helping your patients quit.
• See these resources (pamplets)
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Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in
Ontario.
To address this the Ministry of Health Promotion has introduced the
Smoke-Free Ontario Strategy with new programs and investments that have
been made to protect the public from exposure to second-hand smoke,
through the Smoke-Free Ontario Act and the announcement of the support
for legislation that would prevent smoking in vehicles with children
under 16 present.
The Strategy also aims to prevent young people from picking up this
deadly addiction through the proposed retail display and promotion
restrictions of tobacco products under the
Smoke-Free Ontario Act and the creation of High School grant
programs and Youth Action alliances in all Health Unit regions.
The Ministry of Health Promotions third part of the strategy is aimed at
helping Smokers to quit. The
Stop Study Program
has been available through various systems in providing Nicotine
Replacement Therapies (NRT) to Ontario smokers. More than 24 000 doses
of NRT have been made available province wide through a call centre in
mass distribution as well NRT has been made available through certain
Health Units, pharmacies and through the
Centre for Addiction and
Mental Health via an on the road distribution program.
Investments in the
Smoker’s
Helpline have made it more available to help smokers in a time
when they may need someone to talk with. The promotion of the
Driven
to Quit Challenge through the Canadian Cancer Society has also
seen more than 26 000 Ontarians take significant steps towards becoming
smoke-free.
You play a very important role in helping Ontario Smokers deal and quit
this addiction. Recently the
Ontario Medical Association
(OMA) has updated its position paper on Nicotine Replacement and
added new information to its Myths vs. Facts This info can be found on
the
OMA website.
The Registered Nurses
Association of Ontario (RNAO) is also looking to help Nurses
integrate smoking cessation in their practice. More on the RNAO program
can be found on their
website.
By asking and supporting efforts by all of your
patients to quit smoking you can make a significant impact in the health
of all Ontarians. In your next encounter with a smoker when you ask if
they have considered quitting smoking (and that you recommend that they
do) why not also leave them with some documentation like our booklets or
pamphlets below. We would be please to ship supplies of any of these
resources to your office. Just email us at
quit@healthunit.org
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