Quitting smoking is the single most important thing you can do for your health! You can add years to your life and greatly lower your risk of getting a tobacco-related illness. If you are ready to quit, there is lots of support available to you.
Quit smoking workshops
Sign up for one of our quit smoking workshops. Receive 5 weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy (e.g., patches, gum, lozenges, mist, inhalers), a 45-minute presentation and a brief one-to-one session with one of our staff. Please call us at 1-800-922-0096 or click the button below to sign up online.
Sign-up to receive a call to register for a quit smoking workshop
Resources to help you quit
Studies show that it may take up to 30 quit attempts for you to stop smoking for good. Preparing yourself and thinking through your smoking triggers is important. Don’t give up!
- Smokers’ Helpline provides free, confidential support and information online and through text messages.
- Telehealth Ontario provides free, confidential support and information about quitting tobacco over the phone. Call 1-866-797-0000 to speak to a care coach.
- Pregnets provides information if you are pregnant and want to quit smoking.
- OHIP+ provides help to quit smoking if you are aged 24 and under and have no private insurance.
- Ontario’s Pharmacy Smoking Cessation Program provides support to people receiving Ontario Drug Benefit
- Talk Tobacco provides free Indigenous quit smoking and vaping support.
Get help if you receive OW or ODSP
Some local pharmacies partner with SWPH to provide free nicotine replacement therapy and counselling to OW or ODSP recipients. Please call SWPH for more information.
Get help from your primary health care provider
Free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is available to rostered patients at:
- Thames Valley Family Health Team
- Oxford County Community Health Centre
- East Elgin Family Health Team
- West Elgin Community Health Centre
- Canadian Mental Health Association, Oxford
- Canadian Mental Health Association, Elgin
- Indwell, Woodstock
Learn more about smoking and vaping.