QuitNow’s new webinar-style group support sessions to help you quitting or reducing nicotine.
These sessions will take place every month over Zoom and will provide you with opportunities to learn about quit strategies and resources directly from one of our expert Quit Coaches.
To register for the upcoming session, click on the "Register Here" button.
Upcoming Breakthrough Group Sessions
Creating a Quit Plan
April 8th, 2025
12:00 PM PST
Join us to learn how to set up your quit plan!
A quit plan is a personalized strategy to help prepare for your quit. When you set up your quit plan, you will set a quit date, reflect on your reasons to quit, choose a quit method that works for you, and plan to cope with cravings and withdrawal.
Join us to learn more about the steps involved in creating a quit plan to help stay focused and increase success to remain smoke-free.
Benefits of Quitting and How the Body Heals
May, 2025
There are many reasons for making changes to tobacco use.
This session will investigate the various rewards to quitting including, health, financial, and psychological benefits! Because our health is so important, we’ll dig down and talk about what happens the first day you quit up to the first weeks, months, and even years. There are payoffs the longer you remain tobacco-free!
Join us and be motivated to heal.
Understanding Triggers and Barriers
June, 2025
This informative session will explore the three areas of triggers: psychological, physical, and behavioral. We will introduce you to a self-monitoring technique that will help you better understand triggers and challenges that can come with quitting. This awareness helps to plan coping strategies for each type of trigger.
Let’s understand triggers and barriers together!
Harm Reduction and Ways to Reduce Tobacco Use
July, 2025
Harm reduction involves a range of strategies to enhance the understanding, skills, resources, and supports to be safer and healthier with tobacco use.
In this session, you’ll discover the importance of smoke-free locations, the effects of second-hand smoke, and the methods available to reduce tobacco consumption.
Join us to learn more about options to reduce tobacco harm!
Engaging in Your Quit Journey
August, 2025
Join us to explore various avenues to access support and create levels of engagement in your Quit Journey.
We will discuss how engaging with yourself, your community, and with one-to-one counseling increases your insight and opportunities into ways to stay motivated and achieve your goal to become smoke-free. In this module we will look at the benefits of getting to know your smoking patterns objectively, the benefits of engaging with group support, and the benefits of seeking counseling to support you in achieving your goal.
Long-Term Use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy
September, 2025
Join us for an impactful session on the emerging research of long-term use of nicotine replacement therapy products.
We get to the root cause of why people smoke and the ways that nicotine addiction can be a chronic, relapsing brain disorder for many people.
We will cover the benefits of using a recovery-oriented approach that focuses on the individual’s experience to stay smoke-free long-term.
Stress and Stress Management
October, 2025
Join us for an engaging session that will explore the effects of nicotine on the brain and how this impacts stress as a trigger to smoke.
We discuss the connection between stress management and quitting successfully. We will focus on the benefits of social support and self-care planning for an effective smoke-free journey.
Quitting Smoking and Cancer Care
November, 2025
Join us as we explore the association between cancer and tobacco use. We will talk about the ways to improve outcomes in cancer care and how making changes with smoking behaviours helps cancer treatment.
Special considerations will be outlined for vaping, Covid-19, and second-hand smoke in cancer care. We’ll also discuss next steps for those looking to quit smoking!
Mental Health and Quitting
December, 2025
There is an association between the emotions, thoughts, and behaviours related to depression and nicotine withdrawal after quitting smoking.
Join us to learn about the impact that nicotine withdrawal can have on the body and brain after quitting, as well as practical coping techniques.
We will discuss a variety of ways to take care of overall mental health when quitting or reducing nicotine use.
Past Group Support Sessions
Motivation, Willpower and Mindset for Quitting
Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
Join us to learn how to motivation, willpower and mindset can be important tools to quit smoking and vaping and can help you to stay smoke and vape free.
Understanding how to use and increase motivation and willpower and how to get and stay in the right mindset for a smoke free life can help you to succeed!
Quitting Vaping
Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
You’ll learn how e-cigarettes work and what their health risks are. We'll discuss the relationship between vaping and quitting smoking, share how you can reduce your risks if you are vaping, and give you some tips on how to make changes to your vape use.
Relapse Prevention
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025.
We’ll increase awareness of the common situations that cause relapse and discuss some of the theories behind them. We’ll share some strategies on what to do if a relapse happens to you, and how to cope to avoid further relapses. Come prepared to have a good conversation, or just listen and learn!
Mental Health and Quitting, 2024
There is an association between the emotions, thoughts, and behaviours related to depression and nicotine withdrawal after quitting smoking.
Nicotine Pouches and Vaping
Monday July 8th, 2024
Join us to learn about nicotine pouches and vaping, including the health risks, especially for youth, how to keep yourself safe if you're using pouches or vapes, and safe alternatives you can use instead.
Do you want to see the previous sessions?
Visit our YouTube Playlist to see other Breakthrough Group Sessions, and join us in the next one!