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By Alberta Health Services

Jan. 11-Feb.15, 2022

QuitCore program helps local residents quit tobacco

Dec 30, 2021 | 9:21 AM

Local residents wishing to kick their tobacco habits can access the tools and support needed to build a tobacco-free lifestyle through QuitCore, a free Alberta Health Services (AHS) tobacco-cessation program.

Led by trained cessation professionals, the QuitCore program teaches people who use tobacco how to develop a plan to quit while providing strategies to address recovery symptoms, manage stress and, ultimately, prevent relapse. The program also connects participants with others trying to quit.

By taking part in QuitCore, participants can also access financial supports for nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). Combining counselling, such as that offered through this program, with the use of NRT increases an individual’s chances of quitting successfully when compared to using one quit method alone.

QuitCore will be offered in-person from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays from

Jan. 11, 2022 to Feb. 15, 2022 at Johnstone Crossing Community Health Centre, 300 Jordan Parkway, Red Deer.

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To register, interested participants can call toll-free 1-866-710-QUIT (7848). Participants will be required to wear a mask, complete symptom screening, and avoid bringing food and drink to the session in adherence to all COVID-19 safety protocols.

For additional resources and support for people who wish to quit tobacco or remain tobacco free, please visit www.albertaquits.ca.

Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability and premature death in Alberta, causing more than 3,000 deaths each year across the province. Many more Albertans suffer from tobacco-related illnesses.

AHS offers various programs and services to help Albertans quit tobacco, including telephone and online support services, one-on-one counselling, and group cessation programs, such as QuitCore, which launched in 2008. The program is now available in more than 25 communities across the province.