Quitting Resources

Quit, Run, Chill
(Leave the Pack Behind)
Smokers who trade a running habit for smoking have a far better chance of success. Learn how running improves your health and relieves the stress of quitting.

Heart and Stroke: Persistence Campaign
Each smoker is different when it comes to quitting. Find different quit options to help you stay the course.

Driven to Quit
(Canadian Cancer Society)
The Canadian Cancer Society wants to sweeten the health rewards of quitting with fabulous prizes, including a shiny new hybrid vehicle.

STOP Program
(Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients)
Receive nicotine gum and other stop-smoking aids for free if you join this Ontario-wide study about quitting.

Quit and Get Fit
(Ontario Lung Association “Teams Up” with GoodLife Fitness)
The Ontario Lung Association and trainers at GoodLife Fitness combine personal quit plans with fitness.

Tobacco Wise
The Aboriginal Tobacco Program explains the differences between sacred tobacco and commercial cigarettes.

Leave the Pack Behind
A program that promotes smoke-free college and university campuses across Ontario. A new contest offers cash to young adults who quit.

Lungs are for Life
(The Lung Association)
Information for kids age 12 and under, teachers, and parents about making healthy, smoke-free choices.

10 Tips to Quit Smoking
(CAMH)
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health offers 10 tips to make your quitting plan work.

Youth Advocacy Training Institute
For youth who want to get involved and spread the word about the downsides of tobacco and benefits of living smoke-free.

Non-Smokers Rights Association
A volunteer-led organization that promotes public health by educating smokers and protecting non-smokers across Canada.

Smoke-Free Housing Ontario
An organization working to make more of Ontario’s apartment buildings and multi-unit dwellings smoke-free.

Ontario Tobacco Research Unit
Detailed information about smoking and tobacco policy in Canada.