Resources - Tobacco Free NS

Tobacco Free Nova Scotia resources

Tobacco Free NS resources

Healthcare Provider Fax Referral form

Healthcare providers: complete and submit this form to refer a patient to us. We will reach out to them on your behalf to discuss their options.

Tobacco Free NS Fax Referral (PDF)

PDF Planning Templates

For more information about how to use these, visit Make a Plan

My reasons to quit (PDF)

My smoking triggers (PDF)

5-day quit checklist (PDF)

Quit journey rewards (PDF)

Nova Scotia health programs and resources

811 Feedback Form

Breastfeeding Basics

Cancer Care Program

Drug Assistance for Cancer Patients

Government of Nova Scotia: Vaping

Loving Care: Parents and Families

Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness

Nova Scotia Health Cancer Care Program Pamphlet: It’s Never Too Late to Stop Tobacco Use

Nova Scotia Health Mental Health and Addictions Program: Stop Smoking Services

Nova Scotia Government

Nova Scotia Pharmacare

Nova Scotia Pharmacare Formulary

Other resources listed on this site

British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health: Liberation! Helping Women Quit Smoking (PDF)

CAN-ADAPTT: Canadian Smoking Cessation Clinical Practice Guideline (PDF)

Canadian Cancer Society Smoking Cessation Booklet: One Step at a Time: You can quit

Canadian Pharmacist Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy Algorithm

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH):

First Nations IT’S TIME Toolkit

Nicotine Dependence Clinic

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention:

Electronic Cigarettes

Secondhand smoke

Centre of excellence for women’s health course: Expecting to quit

First Nations Health Authority Respecting Tobacco

Government of Canada:

Risks of vaping

Vaping and quitting smoking

Health Canada: Second-hand smoke

MyHealth.Alberta.ca: Second-Hand and Third-Hand Smoke and Vapour

National Cancer Institute Smokefree.gov: How to Support Your Quitter

Newfoundland and Labrador Smokers’ Helpline:

Mental health and addictions

Non-insured health benefits for First Nations and Inuit

Ontario Tobacco Research Unit: Protection from Secondhand Tobacco Smoke in Ontario

Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation: Primary Care

Pregnets: Resources for pregnant and post-partum women

quitnow.ca

Health Care Providers

Quit smoking app for youth

Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada: Statement on Vaping and Pregnancy

What is the single best thing you can do to quit smoking (Video)

Further reading

Academic papers on smoking cessation

Canadian Lung Association: Smoking and Tobacco

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking

Health Canada: Risks of smoking

Heart and Stroke Foundation: Smoking and tobacco

Smokefree.gov: Health Effects