Respecting Tobacco - Smoking Cessation

Provided by First Nations Health Authority

Information regarding traditional Indigenous teachings on Respecting Tobacco, including cessation support for non-traditional tobacco addiction.
When tobacco is used in a non-traditional manner, like smoking cigarettes or chewing tobacco, it can cause lung diseases, lung cancer, mouth cancer, heart disease, cancers of the upper respiratory tract, and risks during pregnancy. Non-traditional tobacco use includes smoking cigarettes, hookahs, using smokeless tobacco like chewing tobacco, snuff and snus.

You can get free NRT and/or prescription medication through the BC Smoking Cessation Program as well as the First Nations Health Benefits.

Visit the website below for factsheets, further information, and resources specific to your community (by contacting Respecting Tobacco team).

Toll Free: 1-800-317-7878

Public email: quality@fnha.ca

Website: https://www.fnha.ca/wellness/wellness...

Cost: No cost

Referral options:

  • Self-referral
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Availability

Service area: Province-wide

Service Types Provided
Addictions / Substance Use
Condition Specific Support
Ways to Access
  • Provided by phone

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