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• SMOKERS' HELPLINE 1-877-513-5333 Smokers' Helpline is operated by the Canadian Cancer Society - Ontario Division, with funding in part by the Government of Ontario. Callers are provided with information, advice, and support to overcome their tobacco dependency.
  www.smokershelpline.ca
  
  
• Ontario Medical Association’s 2008 publication "Rethinking Stop-Smoking Medications: Treatment Myths and Medical Realities" provides an overview of the available stop smoking pharmacotherapies for both clinicians and patients.
  www.oma.org/Resources/Documents/2008RethinkingStop-SmokingMedications.pdf
  
  
• Center for Disease Control The CDC provides a link to the full document of the Clinical Practice Guideline Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update. This document provides an excellent overview of the extensive deliberations and current scientific literature about treating patients using tobacco as well as findings from a multidisciplinary, private-sector expert panel of stakeholders involved extensively with smoking cessation issues.
  www.cdc.gov/tobacco/index.htm
  
  
• Health Canada - This page gives you access to information available from Health Canada on smoking and tobacco use including reports, statistics, studies, news releases, and more. Check out the newly posted latest Results of the Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey.
  www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/tobac-tabac/index-eng.php
  
  
• The National Clearinghouse on Tobacco and Health - The Canadian Council for Tobacco Control (CCTC) manages a Clearinghouse Program on Tobacco and Health with a central information function for the tobacco control community. It is a "one-stop portal for tobacco control information".
  www.cctc.ca
  
  
• PREGNETS - The overall objective of the Prevention of Gestational and Neonatal Exposure to Tobacco Smoke (PREGNETS) Program is to decrease the negative consequences of smoking and environmental tobacco smoke on the woman, fetus, and child by encouraging healthcare providers to include minimal contact interventions into routine assessments and healthcare of the pregnant and post-partum woman.
  www.pregnets.org
  
  
• RNAO e-learning module RNAO e-learning module On-line training for health care professionals interested in helping patients stop smoking is now available at no charge. This learning module takes about one hour to complete and is suitable for a variety of health care providers. To access this program visit
  www.tobaccofreernao.ca
  
  
• Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion The Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion connects you to important information regarding the Smoke-Free Ontario Strategy and provincial legislation.Learn more about the governments efforts towards a smoke free Ontario by following the link.
  www.mhp.gov.on.ca/english/health/smoke_free/default.asp
  
  
• Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC) The first-ever global health treaty was recently adopted by the governing body of the World Health Organization. The provisions made in the treaty include: a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship; substantial health warning labels; prohibition of the use of misleading terms on tobacco products (e.g. "light", "mild", "low tar"); actions to protect non-smokers; implementation of taxation, importation and litigation measures. Canadian members of the FCTC include: The Canadian Cancer Society; Non-Smokers Rights Association; Physicians for a Smoke Free Canada. To learn more about the FCTC, visit their website at:
  www.fctc.org
  
  
• Tobacco: Behind the Smoke Have you ever wondered about how the chemicals in tobacco smoke are formed, and how these chemicals impact human health? By watching this animation series, you will learn about:

  How tobacco plants, like all plants, are composed of chemicals;

  What happens when tobacco burns, including how toxic chemicals are formed; and, The negative effects these toxic chemicals can have on human health.

  You can choose to watch all three animations, or select an animation of interest by selecting a tab below. While watching the animations, you can click on underlined words and the "True or False?" and "Did you know?" boxes for additional information.
  www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/tobac-tabac/fact-fait/smoke-fumee1-eng.php#cont