Tobacco Reduction

Tobacco kills 37,000 Canadians every year and thousands more are made ill. It remains the only legal product that kills one-third to one-half of its regular users when consumed as directed by the manufacturer.

OUR VISION:  Better Health Through Less Tobacco

Tobacco use is a serious addiction and while some individuals are able to quit on their first attempt, for others it may take several attempts before being successful at quitting.

Here are some resources that might be helpful:

Brief Interventions in Tobacco (BIT) resources 

The benefits of quitting

For smokers or spit tobacco users

To support someone else to quit

For post secondary institutions 

For school professionals 

For health care professionals

For aboriginal resources 

Second-hand smoke

Smoke-free communities

Media 

Annual events

What’s happening across the Province? 

General websites 

The Tobacco Reduction Program has a variety of excellent resources (DVD's, posters, teaching aids, prizes, etc.) to either provide or lend to schools and community groups in the Interior Health region. To find out what resources are available in your area or to contact an Interior Health Tobacco Reduction Coordinator at tobacco@interiorhealth.ca