In BC, we will encourage and assist tobacco users to quit or reduce their use of tobacco products, focusing on the three groups with the highest rates of tobacco use:

• young adults 20 to 24 years of age
• adults 25 to 44 years of age
• aboriginal populations

QuitNow Services are funded by the BC Ministry of Health and operated by the BC Lung Association, and include:

QuitNow by phone: 1-877-455-2233

Quitnow by phone is a confidential tobacco cessation helpline available free-of-charge to residents of British Columbia. The service is open 7 days a week 24 hours a day so that callers can seek help when they need it most.

Callers to Quitnow by phone will have access to specially trained registered nurses who can create personalized programs for callers depending on their needs. Quitnow's staff will listen, support and provide reinforcement for callers facing the challenge of a quit attempt. They will also refer callers to community-based programs; send them specially designed reading materials and help them access Internet services like www.Quitnow.ca.

For friends and family of smokers Quitnow by phone can offer tips on supporting smokers in their attempts to quit.

If callers are not yet ready, Quitnow by phone will provide information designed to support a future attempt at change.

For recent quitters, Quitnow by phone will be there with support when they need it most.

QuitNow.ca: You're one click away from quitting!

QuitNow.ca is an internet-based quit smoking service that is available free-of-charge to all BC residents.  It combines effective methods for quitting smoking with a powerful individualized program that is available anytime and anyplace.  In addition to an online community that offers peer support, it provides expert advice on quitting strategies as well as information about nicotine replacement therapies.

QuitNow.ca is operated by the BC Lung Association on behalf of the Ministry of Health.

QuitNow Fax Referral for Health Practitioners:

Available free of charge from the BC Lung Association, the Fax Referral is a simple one-page form completed and signed by the patient/client at the time of their appointment with the health practitioner, that indicates the best time for QuitNow by Phone staff to reach him/her at home.  It is then faxed by the practitioner's/agency office to QuitNow's confidential counsellors who follows up with the client at the time of their choosing.

Helping Women Quit

A 4-piece suite of resources that include:

• A facilitators Guide - Helping Women Quit - A Guide for non-cessation workers;
• About Smoking Info and Tips For Girls and Women Who Don't Want to Stop Smoking Or Who Aren't Ready to Quit Just Now,
• The Little Quit Smoking Book For Girls and Women Who are Thinking About Quitting; and,
• A Rack Card - When a Woman Quits Smoking She Needs Extra Understanding and Support And You Can Help.

For more information aboutHelping Women Quit in your community, contact the Regional Tobacco Reduction Coordinator nearest you.

Kick the Nic: Developed with BC teens and available in BC high schools. For more information about Kick the Nic in your community, contact the Regional Tobacco Reduction Coordinator nearest you.