AlbertaQuits is a Primary Care Alberta program that provides no cost support services to reduce and quit using tobacco and vaping products. There is a helpline, support group and text service that you can use to get help and advice. For support services to help you or your partner quit, please visit Get Help – […]

If you can reduce and quit using tobacco or vaping products, it benefits your health and the health of your future developing baby.  Avoiding smoke and aerosol from vaping supports a healthy pregnancy while promoting growth of the developing baby’s brain and lungs. Helping your baby to grow healthy is important, but your health is […]

There are many tools and supports to help you reduce and quit. Quitting tobacco or nicotine products like vapes is different for each person. Each time a quit attempt is made, new things are learned that can help you the next time. Learning what triggers you to use tobacco or nicotine helps you to figure […]

Tobacco and vaping product use can affect the ability to become pregnant as well as other parts of a person’s reproductive and sexual health. People who use tobacco and vaping products may have more trouble becoming pregnant compared to those who don’t use these products. Those that smoke tobacco have a higher risk of ectopic […]

One of the best ways for anyone to improve their health and decrease the risk of disease is to stop using tobacco and vaping products. This can also increase fertility and reduce the risk of harm to a developing baby or child. Benefits of quitting include: lower risk of diseases linked to smoking tobacco: heart […]

Unfortunately, neither are safe. Tobacco and vaping products have toxic and cancer-causing chemicals in them. These are harmful to your health and the health of those around you. There is no safe amount of use or exposure to tobacco and vaping products. However, if you aren’t ready to quit, there may be less harmful options. […]