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Tipu Ora - Stop Smoking Service
Mental Health & Addictions Service
Description
The Tipu Ora Stop Smoking Service (TOSS) is a FREE programme providing you, friends and your whānau/family with support, advice and strategies to quit smoking.
For people who smoke, quitting is the very best thing they can do for their health, and for the health of their whānau (especially their children), and friends.
Our Smokefree Support Service covers Rotorua, Taupō, Tūrangi and Mangakino to provide you, your whānau, friends and even workplaces with support, advice, tools and strategies to help you along your smokefree journey. We know quitting is hard and we aim to give you the best chance of being smokefree.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tipuorastopsmoking/
Who can access this service?
We deliver our service throughout Rotorua, Taupō, Tūrangi and Mangakino. Anyone living in these areas can access the service for FREE. You can arrange to visit us at any of our offices or we can come to you at your home, workplace or even a public, convenient place of your choice.
How does it work?
Our service is delivered using a kaupapa Māori framework, placing the whānau at the centre and providing a holistic service. We aim to meet your needs, so the delivery of our service is very flexible. We just ask one thing, we visit you face-to-face to get you signed up and one more time after you are smokefree for four weeks so you qualify for the incentives. The rest is up to you; we can provide support in group settings, one-to-one in our office, the community or your home, by phone or other platforms, you choose how often you receive support and you choose when you want to stop. Our job is to provide you with the information, support and tools (such as medicines and strategies) to help you take control of your quitting journey.
Incentives
While the health benefits of quitting are incentives themselves, we want to reward you for taking such a big step and stopping for you and your whānau!
If you remain smokefree for 4 weeks and complete a CO reading confirming you are smokefree, you will receive a $50 Kmart or Pak’n’Save voucher*
Hapū māmā receive up to $200 in Kmart or Pak’n’Save vouchers*
*conditions apply
Understanding more about the addiction is the key
Our practitioners will help you learn more about the addiction, so you are best prepared for your quitting journey.
Useful links
- Quitline | Me Mutu https://quit.org.nz/
- Toi te Ora | Public Health https://www.toiteora.govt.nz/tobacco
- Smokefree | Auahi Kore https://www.smokefree.org.nz/
Fees and Charges Categorisation
Free
Fees and Charges Description
No fees apply
Languages Spoken
English
Programmes
We currently run a wāhine Māori group, tāne group and open group – please contact us for more details. We can provide a specialist stop smoking programme for business/corporates wanting to support their workforce to become smokefree onsite and at no cost. If you have a group that would benefit from our service, please get in touch with us. We are happy to deliver interactive group sessions and we can design these to meet your needs.
We currently run a wāhine Māori group, tāne group and open group – please contact us for more details. We can provide a specialist stop smoking programme for business/corporates wanting to support their workforce to become smokefree onsite and at no cost. If you have a group that would benefit from our service, please get in touch with us. We are happy to deliver interactive group sessions and we can design these to meet your needs.
- Programme Areas
Smoking cessation
- Programme Type
Face to face smoking cessation
- Regions
Lakes
- Age Groups
Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services
Referral Process
Call us directly on 0800 348 2400
Description
We currently run a wāhine Māori group, tāne group and open group – please contact us for more details.
We can provide a specialist stop smoking programme for business/corporates wanting to support their workforce to become smokefree onsite and at no cost. If you have a group that would benefit from our service, please get in touch with us. We are happy to deliver interactive group sessions and we can design these to meet your needs.
Stop smoking medicines are a highly effective way of supporting your quit attempt. It is important you also receive the right advice about the best way to use these products so you get the best experience. Please discuss medicines with your stop smoking practitioner so they can help you work out what the best option for you is. Fully subsidised NRT We can provide you with a range of free, fully subsidised NRT options which include Patches, Gum and Lozenges and show you how to use the products. Alternative NRT options Nicorette products such as an inhalator and quick mist can be purchased from pharmacies and supermarkets. We provide a subsidy for priority groups to access these products. Please discuss your needs with your practitioner. Prescribed medicines such as Champix and Zyban These medications can be prescribed from your GP and are subsidised. It is important this information is used correctly so if you are thinking about getting prescribed medicine have a chat to your stop smoking practitioner about your options. Our service has access to a doctor who can prescribe Champix following a video consultation which means no doctor fees! Vaping While we do not offer vaping as a form of stop smoking medicine we are able to provide you with a broad range of advice if you are thinking of using a vaping device to quit. If you quit using a vape you are still eligible for our incentive program. Click here to learn more about vaping. (https://www.vapingfacts.health.nz/)
Stop smoking medicines are a highly effective way of supporting your quit attempt. It is important you also receive the right advice about the best way to use these products so you get the best experience. Please discuss medicines with your stop smoking practitioner so they can help you work out what the best option for you is. Fully subsidised NRT We can provide you with a range of free, fully subsidised NRT options which include Patches, Gum and Lozenges and show you how to use the products. Alternative NRT options Nicorette products such as an inhalator and quick mist can be purchased from pharmacies and supermarkets. We provide a subsidy for priority groups to access these products. Please discuss your needs with your practitioner. Prescribed medicines such as Champix and Zyban These medications can be prescribed from your GP and are subsidised. It is important this information is used correctly so if you are thinking about getting prescribed medicine have a chat to your stop smoking practitioner about your options. Our service has access to a doctor who can prescribe Champix following a video consultation which means no doctor fees! Vaping While we do not offer vaping as a form of stop smoking medicine we are able to provide you with a broad range of advice if you are thinking of using a vaping device to quit. If you quit using a vape you are still eligible for our incentive program. Click here to learn more about vaping. (https://www.vapingfacts.health.nz/)
- Programme Areas
Smoking cessation
- Programme Type
Face to face smoking cessation
- Regions
Lakes
- Age Groups
Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services
Referral Process
Call us directly at the location nearest you.
Description
Stop smoking medicines are a highly effective way of supporting your quit attempt. It is important you also receive the right advice about the best way to use these products so you get the best experience. Please discuss medicines with your stop smoking practitioner so they can help you work out what the best option for you is.
Fully subsidised NRT
We can provide you with a range of free, fully subsidised NRT options which include Patches, Gum and Lozenges and show you how to use the products.
Alternative NRT options
Nicorette products such as an inhalator and quick mist can be purchased from pharmacies and supermarkets. We provide a subsidy for priority groups to access these products. Please discuss your needs with your practitioner.
Prescribed medicines such as Champix and Zyban
These medications can be prescribed from your GP and are subsidised. It is important this information is used correctly so if you are thinking about getting prescribed medicine have a chat to your stop smoking practitioner about your options. Our service has access to a doctor who can prescribe Champix following a video consultation which means no doctor fees!
Vaping
While we do not offer vaping as a form of stop smoking medicine we are able to provide you with a broad range of advice if you are thinking of using a vaping device to quit. If you quit using a vape you are still eligible for our incentive program.
Click here to learn more about vaping. (https://www.vapingfacts.health.nz/)
Additional Details
Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi, Phone
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This page was last updated at 3:10PM on October 1, 2021. This information is reviewed and edited by Tipu Ora - Stop Smoking Service.