To manage cravings and triggers use the 4 D’s:
Delay, Do Something Different, Drink
Water, Deep Breathe.
THINKING
ABOUT
QUITTING AND
NEED HELP?
SIMPLE QUIT TIPS & TRICKS
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Manage Cravings
 Chew on a toothpick, gum
 Drink water
 Go for a walk
Stress Relief
 Deep breathe
 Be physically active
 Organize days to avoid
tension especially around quit
day
Environmental Control
 Make smoke-free zones
 Clean and deodorize your
home
 Put a picture of a loved one
where you kept your cigarettes
Social Support
 Remind friends and family that
you are quitting and ask for
their support
 Give friends and family specific
examples of how they can
support you
 Enlist a quitting buddy
Thought Management/Motivation
 Write a note to yourself with all
your reasons for quitting and
read it during cravings
 Reward yourself with the
money you have saved
Socializing
 Prepare and rehearse a standard
line for refusing cigarettes
TALK TO YOUR
PHARMACIST!
We offer a pharmacist-assisted
smoking cessation program
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[Insert Pharmacy information here]
123 Main Street, Suite 100
Any City, Province X1X 1X1
Phone (123) 456-7890
Fax (123) 456-7890
Email: pharmacy@server.ca
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HOW YOUR
PHARMACIST
CAN HELP!
SERVICES OFFERED
Quitting smoking is the number one thing you
can do to improve your health.
COST
The cost of the program is $[insert cost here]
Your pharmacist can help you quit
smoking. It doesn’t matter if you have
tried and failed before. Each time you try
to quit you learn something about the best
way for you to quit smoking.
Program includes 5 one-on-one sessions
with the pharmacist:
Your pharmacists will:
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Help you figure out when and why
you smoke.
Provides information and resources on
how to quit and where to get support.
www.lung.ca
Canadian Cancer Society:
Provides self-help resources for those
thinking about and those not thinking
about quitting.
www.cancer.ca
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one hour assessment session
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15 minute pre-quit day check-in
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15 minute QUIT day check-in
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30 minute 3 day post-quit
PHARMACIST & STAFF
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15 minute 14 day follow-up
The pharmacy staff is here to help you
when you are ready. Even if you don’t feel
like you can quit now but are thinking
about it, we can offer some helpful tips to
get you started.
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Help you choose an appropriate
smoking cessation aid.
*includes handouts and useful quitting
information
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Provide counselling and tools to help
you quit.
PATIENT SELF-HELP
RESOURCES
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Arrange a set number of meetings
with you to do an initial assessment,
pre-quit check in, quit date and then
provide a certain number of follow-up
sessions to help manage cravings,
withdrawal symptoms and provide
support.
Call 456-7890 to book an
appointment with your
pharmacist.
Lung Association:
If you are not ready to commit to quitting or
you feel that this program isn’t right for you,
why not look over some self-help resources?
Health Canada:
Health Canada has a solid collection of
information on tobacco use and tobacco
control in Canada, health facts and how to
quit smoking. It Includes Health Canada’s
“On the Road to Quitting” self-help
program, free quit smoking daily e-mail
messages, and “Quit4Life,” a program
designed to help Canadians ages 12-18 quit
smoking.
www.gosmokefree.ca
STORE HOURS
We hold our private counseling sessions
between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm every
Saturday. Please talk to our pharmacist
technician to book an appointment today.
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[Insert Pharmacy information here]
123 Main Street, Suite 100
Any City, Province X1X 1X1
Phone (123) 456-7890
Fax (123) 456-7890
Email: pharmacy@server.ca