Quit Smoking | Thunder Bay District Health Unit

Ready to quit? The Thunder Bay District Health Unit provides support for smokers and other tobacco users who are ready to quit.

STOP on the Net

The STOP on the Net Program is an online research program from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) designed to help adults attempt to quit smoking. This program provides:

4 weeks of free nicotine patches and gum/lozenges to help participants attempt to quit smoking.

You may be eligible to participate if you:

live in Ontario
are 18 years of age or older
meet other specific eligibility criteria

To learn more about the program and to enroll, please visit: www.stopstudy.ca

Take Control – Personal Tobacco-Free Counselling

The “Take Control” clinic is operated by TBDHU and is designed to help clients get the tools they need to quit tobacco use.

Through this clinic, clients will meet with a Tobacco Quit Nurse for free personal, confidential one-on-one counselling. During these sessions, we help clients create an individualized “quit plan” and offer support as needed during and after they quit to help them in their new tobacco-free life. Services are available to all residents of Thunder Bay District.

To set up an appointment, please call (807) 625-5900.

Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation

The OMSC (Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation) has a Community Program for people who wish to quit smoking who are not enrolled with a health care provider or cannot easily access smoking cessation treatment and support. Through the Community Program participants will receive:

a smoking cessation consultation
instructions on how to enroll in a Nicotine Replacement Therapy voucher program
receive 6 months of follow-up support

If you are a community member interested in this service, please call 1-888-645-5405 and leave your contact information. An Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation Nicotine Addiction Specialist will get back to you within 2 business days.

Smokers’ Helpline

Online support, text messaging, and Quit and Win contests to motivate you. For more information visit Smokers' Helpline. To enroll for text supports, text iquit to 123456.

Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Coverage for First Nation and Inuit People

NIHB clients are now eligible to receive up to three courses of Smoking cessation therapies in a 12-month period. For more information visit NIHB.

Creating a Quit Plan

The Journey 2 Quit workbook will help you prepare and create a quit plan (Lung Association).
Include these tips for quitting smoking in your plan (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health).

We can help, too. If you would like help to create your quit plan, book an appointment with the Take Control clinic.

Talk Tobacco

Talk Tobacco is a quit line offering culturally appropriate support and information about quitting or reducing commercial tobacco and vaping products for Indigenous people.

Talk Tobacco offers:

One on one relationship based counselling and support.
Information on pharmacotherapy (Nicotine patches, prescribed medications, etc.).
Translation services offered in 16 Indigenous languages.
Information on contests and other incentives.

Visit the Talk Tobacco website or their Facebook page for more information.

Using Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) Products

Several types of NRT are available to help you quit. The following videos show you how to use each. The videos are produced by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Training Enhancement in Applied Cessation Counselling and Health project (called TEACH).