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Tobacco Cessation
As a health provider, you can make a difference in helping your clients quit smoking. Even a brief conversation can lead to quitting; it can be as simple as asking about tobacco use, recommending quitting and referring to community resources or self-help materials.
The step by step 5 A's method for brief interventions has substantial research supporting its use in helping tobacco users.
- ASK about tobacco use at every contact.
- ADVISE that quitting is the best thing they can do for their health.
- ASSESS their readiness to quit.
- ASSIST by providing brief counselling and pharamacotherapy.
- ARRANGE for follow-up in your office or make a referral.
Refer to our Cessation Clinic
Algoma Public Health offers Tobacco Cessation Clinics, providing clients personalized support as they progress towards becoming and remaining smoke-free. Clients can self-refer to our Cessation clinic 705-942-4646.
For additional community supports check out Preparing to Quit Smoking.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - TEACH Project