Smoking Cessation Programs

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRES	SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS	ASK YOUR PHYSICIAN
The following community health centres offer smoking cessation information and support to individuals and groups free of charge.	HEART CHECK SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM.....761-4753 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9 Program involves four major components: behavioural therapy; addictive pharmacologic therapy (nicotine patch or gum); and relapse prevention. Six month program. Covered by the Ontario Health Card or the Régie assurance maladie du Québec. Offered in English and in French.	Have you discussed quitting smoking with your physician?

CARLINGTON COMMUNITY AND HEALTH SERVICES 900 Merivale Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 5Z8 722-4000	Do you have questions about nicotine patches or gum?
KICK BUTT FOR 2, A PROGRAM FOR PREGNANT TEENS AND YOUNG SINGLE PARENTS 724-4195 Ottawa-Carleton Health Department, 495 Richmond Road Ottawa,ON K2A 4A4 Brighter Futures For Children of Young Single Parents 659 Church Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1K 3K1 ........749-4584 Eight week cessation/reduction program, free of charge, child care & bus tickets available. Offered in English and French.

	Your physician can offer you advice about quitting and provide information about medication that can help.
CENTRETOWN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE 340 McLaren Street, Ottawa, K2P 0M6 563-4336

PINECREST-QUEENSWAY COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTRE 1365 Richmond Road, Ottawa, K2B 6R7 820-4922	THE LUNG ASSOCIATION, OTTAWA-CARLETON...........230-4200 3 Raymond Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 1A3 Countdown Program, 7 sessions x 1.5 hours over 5 weeks. Telephone follow up at 3 and 12 months.\ $95 per person (subsidy available). Self-help guide is available: "Get on track" $3. Offered in English and French.
	SELF-HELP
SANDY HILL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE 221 Nelson Street, Ottawa, K1N 1C7 789-8458	NEIGHBOURHOOD TOBACCO RECOVERY NETWORK...738-4178 A branch of Smoker's Treatment Centre, Glebe St. James United Church, 650 Lyon St.Ottawa, Ontario K1S 3Z7 Monday 5:15 pm-Thursday 7:00 pm $35 Registration (manual included). $2 per session Ongoing recovery support group (addiction principles) Offered in English.	For Information on self-help materials contact the Tobacco Information Line 724-4256


SOMERSET WEST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE 55 Eccles Street, Ottawa, K1R 6S3 238-8210	NICOTINE ANONYMOUS...........725-1400 Dovercourt Recreation Centre, 411 Dovercourt Avenue, Ottawa, On 722-8751 Carlington Community Health Services, 900 Merivale Road, Ottawa, On 596-1874 12 Step Program, ongoing self-support group. Financial contributions accepted. Offered in English.	Self-help books, cassettes and videos are available through your public library or local bookstores.
SOUTH-EAST OTTAWA CENTRE FOR A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY 1480 Heron Road, Ottawa, K1V 6A5 737-5115
OTTAWA-CARLETON HEALTH DEPARTMENT.....724-4195 495 Richmond Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K2A 4A4 Parent Child Health Program offers bilingual information and support to pregnant women and their partners who want to quit smoking.

	SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH....728-8178 2200 Benjamin Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K2A 1P5 Breathe Free, 8 sessions x 2 hours over 3 weeks . Follow-up at 6 and 12 months. Offered on demand, waiting list complied. Cost is $40 per person or $55 per couple. Offered in English.

	SMOKE ENDERS................1-800-828-4357 Self-help audio tapes, in English only. Cost is $125. Corporate sessions $245 per person.

COMMUNITY

HEALTH CENTRES

SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS

ASK YOUR PHYSICIAN

The following community health centres offer smoking cessation information and support to individuals and groups free of charge.

HEART CHECK SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM.....761-4753

1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9

Program involves four major components: behavioural therapy; addictive pharmacologic therapy (nicotine patch or gum); and relapse prevention. Six month program. Covered by the Ontario Health Card or the Régie assurance maladie du Québec. Offered in English and in French.

Have you discussed quitting smoking with your physician?

CARLINGTON COMMUNITY AND HEALTH SERVICES

900 Merivale Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 5Z8

722-4000

Do you have questions about nicotine patches or gum?

KICK BUTT FOR 2, A PROGRAM FOR PREGNANT TEENS AND YOUNG SINGLE PARENTS 724-4195

Ottawa-Carleton Health Department, 495 Richmond Road Ottawa,ON K2A 4A4

Brighter Futures For Children of Young Single Parents

659 Church Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1K 3K1 ........749-4584

Eight week cessation/reduction program, free of charge, child care & bus tickets available. Offered in English and French.

Your physician can offer you advice about quitting and provide information about medication that can help.

CENTRETOWN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

340 McLaren Street, Ottawa, K2P 0M6

563-4336

PINECREST-QUEENSWAY COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTRE

1365 Richmond Road, Ottawa, K2B 6R7

820-4922

THE LUNG ASSOCIATION, OTTAWA-CARLETON...........230-4200

3 Raymond Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 1A3

Countdown Program, 7 sessions x 1.5 hours over 5 weeks. Telephone follow up at 3 and 12 months.\ $95 per person (subsidy available). Self-help guide is available: "Get on track" $3. Offered in English and French.

SELF-HELP

SANDY HILL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

221 Nelson Street, Ottawa, K1N 1C7

789-8458

NEIGHBOURHOOD TOBACCO RECOVERY NETWORK...738-4178

A branch of Smoker's Treatment Centre, Glebe St. James United Church, 650 Lyon St.Ottawa, Ontario K1S 3Z7

Monday 5:15 pm-Thursday 7:00 pm $35 Registration (manual included). $2 per session Ongoing recovery support group (addiction principles) Offered in English.

For Information on self-help materials contact the Tobacco Information Line 724-4256

SOMERSET WEST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

55 Eccles Street, Ottawa, K1R 6S3

238-8210

NICOTINE ANONYMOUS...........725-1400

Dovercourt Recreation Centre, 411 Dovercourt Avenue, Ottawa, On 722-8751

Carlington Community Health Services, 900 Merivale Road, Ottawa, On 596-1874

12 Step Program, ongoing self-support group. Financial contributions accepted. Offered in English.

Self-help books, cassettes and videos are available through your public library or local bookstores.

SOUTH-EAST OTTAWA CENTRE

FOR A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY

1480 Heron Road, Ottawa, K1V 6A5

737-5115

OTTAWA-CARLETON HEALTH DEPARTMENT.....724-4195

495 Richmond Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K2A 4A4

Parent Child Health Program offers bilingual information and support to pregnant women and their partners who want to quit smoking.

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH....728-8178

2200 Benjamin Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K2A 1P5

Breathe Free, 8 sessions x 2 hours over 3 weeks . Follow-up at 6 and 12 months. Offered on demand, waiting list complied. Cost is $40 per person or $55 per couple. Offered in English.

SMOKE ENDERS................1-800-828-4357

Self-help audio tapes, in English only. Cost is $125. Corporate sessions $245 per person.