Resources Library – Quit Smoking – Youth and Young Adultѕ
There are also many helpful resources under our Quit-Smoking – Adults page.
Tools, Tips and Support for Youth and Young Adults
Break It Off! – Health Canada
Quitting smoking is like leaving a bad relationship. Difficult but you KNOW it’s good for you. The free Break It Off Mobile App even helps you through those moments of weakness, so you can dump smoking once and for all.
Brochure – Take the Last Drag – Quit Smoking Tips for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Two-Spirit People – New Brunswick Lung Association – 2019
Tips on quitting smoking with the LGBTQ+ community in mind.
Consider the Consequences of Vaping – Health Canada – 2019
Campaign aimed at youth to tackle increasing vaping rates among this demographic. Many useful tools are available for parents and educators to talk to teens about vaping.
FREE Smoking Cessation Clinic – Vitalité Health Network
The Smoking Cessation Clinic provides individual consultations to those who want to stop smoking or vaping.
- Overcome nicotine dependance
- Quit smoking
- Quit vaping
If you want to stop smoking, please call your nearest Smoking Cessation Clinic. A counselor will provide you with information and tips on giving up tobacco.
Health Concerns: Tobacco – Youth Zone – Health Canada
Too many young Canadians are still tempted by smoking. By giving you the facts about what smoking means to your body, your environment and who’s actually benefiting from the sale of tobacco products, we hope you’ll make an informed decision about lighting up.
On the Road to Quitting: Guide to Becoming a Non–Smoker for Young Adults – Health Canada – 2012
No matter how near or far you are from your goal of quitting smoking, this booklet will help you figure out what you want to do and provide the information you need to move forward. The steps are simple, and will help you quit smoking and stay smoke-free. On the Road to Quitting provides you with the facts, some food for thought, and ultimately arms you with the skills and motivation needed to make a plan when you’re ready to quit.
Quit 4 Life – Break the Habit – Health Canada – 2012
Did you know that it takes more than will power to quit smoking? It takes skills and support, as well as your own motivation to quit. The new Quit4Life (Q4L) handbook can help you to quit smoking… for life. Q4L is organized around 4 central steps: Get Psyched, Get Smart, Get Support, Get On With It. The handbook will help you learn about why you smoke, how to quit and how to stay smoke-free once you get there.
Smoking Cessation Program – Horizon Health Network
New Brunswickers accessing care at facilities in Horizon Health Network will be offered smoking cessation support from a healthcare provider during their visit.
This World No Tobacco Day, Health Canada’s young adult tobacco cessation campaign, Break It Off, is challenging Canadians to pick a date to quit smoking.
Break It Off is a campaign that helps young adults quit smoking and stay smoke-free.
Video – “Don’t Wait to Quit Smoking” – Health Canada – 2019
As part of the young adult tobacco cessation campaign, Break It Off, Health Canada has produced a video to encourage smokers to think about quitting smoking. The video showcases idealized moments in a young person’s life and asks the audience to quit smoking today, instead of waiting for a milestone in the future.
Video: “Consider the Consequences of Vaping” – Health Canada – 2019
Even though vaping is less harmful than smoking, there are still consequences for you to consider. Vaping can expose you to chemicals that could harm your health. This video is aimed at youth and is part of Health Canada’s Consider the Consequences of Vaping education campaign.
Learning Resources for Community Leaders and Health Care Professionals
There are also many helpful resources under our Quit-Smoking – Adults page.
Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation – University of Ottawa Heart Institute:
Clinical practice guidelines emphasize that clinicians and healthcare delivery systems should consistently identify and treat all tobacco users using available counselling treatments and medications. But, evidence alone is insufficient to change routine clinical practice. There is a need to alter practices so that smoking cessation support is systematically and easily provided to all patients who smoke as part of routine care. The Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation (OMSC) was created to address this need.
Tobacco and Public Health: From Theory to Practice – Ontario Tobacco Research Unit
Comprehensive and evidence-based online course on tobacco control for public health professionals and others working in tobacco control that provides the opportunity for self-study in major areas of tobacco control: cessation, protection, prevention, and evaluation.
Tobacco Use and Cessation with Youth and Young Adults in Canada – Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
Discusses key concepts regarding tobacco use by youth and young adults, such as prevalence rates, motivations for tobacco use and cessation, and specific tobacco interventions for this population. Additionally, this course provides you with the foundational information needed to design and execute tobacco cessation programming that effectively engages youth and young adults.