Community Pediatric Asthma Service

Tobacco

• "If you don't talk to me about tobacco, I could start using by my 10th birthday"
• Smoking:  Having the discussion with your child
• Be Tobacco Smart: Colorful, printable booklet developed for children by Alberta Health Services, Alberta Quits
• Get Smart About Tobacco: Created by teachers to initiate discussion, containing worksheets and handouts for Grade 3-6 children

Vaping

• What you should know about vaping and e-cigarettes (TEDMED video)
• Young Canadians Are Vaping More Now Than in 2020
• Canadian teens vaping at pre-pandemic levels
• Vapers who have asthma are more likely to suffer increased asthma symptoms

E-Cigarettes

• Quick Facts on the Risks of E-cigarettes for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults
• Study links chemical in flavoured e-cigarettes to respiratory disease

Other

• Cannabis Talk Kit 
• The "hoopla over the hookah":  Alberta Health Services Apple Magazine takes on this discussion

Need help to quit?

QuitCore is a virtual support group led by trained Quit counsellors to help tobacco users quit.

AlbertaQuits

AlbertaQuits - Free, Convenient and Personalized: Resources and tools for people who want to quit; Smokers Help Line at 1-866-710-7848

Health Canada

• Quit4life: Provides youth with an interactive tobacco cessation program
• On the Road to Quitting
• Making Your Home Smoke-Free

Nicotine Anonymous

Nicotine Anonymous:  Resources in 17 languages including telephone meetings and online groups