Become Smokefree for a Better Life
Introducing This Page
This page contains useful information on how people can get support with quitting the smoke habit.
General Practice Team or Pharmacy
Contact
Your G.P., Practice Nurse or Community Pharmacy
Provides
- Low Cost ($20) Smoking Cessation service provided by trained GP, practice nurse, rural nurse or pharmacists.
- Access to Nicotine Replacement Therapy
Eligibility
All smokers who want to quit
Aukati kai paipa Services
Contact
Berdie Milner (03) 768-1160, ext 712
Provides
- Smoking cessation services using a Aukati model for whanau who are wanting to quit smoking.
- Supply for Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
- Ongoing support to whanau during their transition to becoming smokefree.
Eligibility
Māori and those identifying to the Aukati kai paipa model.
Quit line
Contact
0800 778-778
Provides
- Telephone support
- Quit Pack information
Eligibility
All smokers who want to quit
Keep Your Tamariki/ Kids Smokefree
You can take steps like
- Quit smoking
- Never give or your tamariki/ kids cigarettes
- Don't smoke around your tamariki/kids
- Make your home and car Smokefree
- Talk to your tamariki/ kids about how bad smoking is
- Pack your tamariki/ kids lunch. It will reduce the chance that they'll buy cigarettes with the money
- Ask your whānau / family and friends to support keeping your tamariki/ kids Smokefree
Resources
- West Coast DHB Smokefree Plan
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ABC e-Learning Tool
The ABC e-Learning tool has been designed for registered healthcare workers in the very basics of smoking cessation.
If you are a registered health professional in New Zealand, or training to be one, this module is for you. It should take you about 30 minutes to complete (in one go or in several sessions, depending on your available time).
By completing the module you'll receive a printable certificate (evidence of one hour of professional development) and you'll be able to provide people who smoke access to subsidised Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), by becoming a Quit Card provider. This tool is endorsed for CME points by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.