QuitCore - A Group Smoking Cessation Program

Alberta Health Services has an effective program starting the week of January 25th, 2010, to help Albertan’s quit smoking. Please forward this email to anyone you know that is thinking about quitting, including your friends, family and co-workers!


Smokers Who Want to Quit Can Find Support in QuitCore

Smokers who want to quit oftentimes need more than willpower – they need support. QuitCore, a FREE group cessation program, is led by trained professionals that give smokers the information and tools they need to quit smoking. QuitCore is now accepting participants for its next session which begins in January 2010. The registration deadline is Monday, January 25th, 2010. Space is limited.

Based on the Tom Baker Cancer Centre (TBCC) program, which helped people quit smoking for over 25 years, QuitCore launched in the fall of 2008. More than 7,000 Albertans have quit smoking through the QuitCore/TBCC model. The program, for adults 18 and older, teaches quitting support techniques such as self-hypnosis, behaviour modification, relaxation, and strategies to help with physical and mental recovery.

QuitCore is currently being offered in Airdrie, Calgary, Camrose, Claresholm, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Lethbridge, Stettler and Wetaskiwin.

When does the program take place?
The program consists of eight 90-minute sessions, over a period of 14 weeks. Sessions for the winter program will run from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the following areas:

• Calgary sessions start on Tuesday, January 26th and will be held at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre
• Camrose, Claresholm, Fort McMurray, Lethbridge, Stettler and Wetaskiwin sessions start on Wednesday, January 27th
• Edmonton sessions start on Thursday, January 28th and will be held at the Cross Cancer Institute

For more information or to join an upcoming session, Albertans can call toll-free 1-866-710-QUIT (7848) or visit www.quitcore.ca.

A downloadable poster is available here.