INTREPID Lab at CAMH
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INTREPID Lab at CAMH is a leading hub for smoking and vaping treatment, research, education, and digital health. @camhnews.bsky.social
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#JustALittleSomethingToTakeTheEdgeOff 💨 Get FREE nicotine patches, gum, or lozenges* with STOP on the Net. Quitting’s tough—support is here. Sign up at stoponthenet.ca. *Disclaimer: Products received will depend on completed survey results.
November 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
#JustALittleSomethingToTakeTheEdgeOff 💨 Get FREE nicotine patches, gum, or lozenges* with STOP on the Net. Quitting’s tough—support is here. Sign up at stoponthenet.ca. *Disclaimer: Products received will depend on completed survey results.
Want to know which behaviour change techniques work best for both alcohol & tobacco use? Check out our new rapid review that identifies goal setting, action planning & pharmacological support as effective approaches for supporting lasting change. doi.org/10.1080/2164...
October 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Want to know which behaviour change techniques work best for both alcohol & tobacco use? Check out our new rapid review that identifies goal setting, action planning & pharmacological support as effective approaches for supporting lasting change. doi.org/10.1080/2164...
Want to know how to develop a chatbot that always provides evidence based responses, theory based, & patient centered? Check our new manuscript that details how, with CIHR funding, we developed ChatV - a chatbot that helps users take varenicline as prescribed: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
October 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Want to know how to develop a chatbot that always provides evidence based responses, theory based, & patient centered? Check our new manuscript that details how, with CIHR funding, we developed ChatV - a chatbot that helps users take varenicline as prescribed: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The Canadian Adaptive Platform Trial of Treatments for COVID in Community Settings (CanTreatCOVID) is a randomized, multicentre adaptive platform trial examining the effectiveness of treatments for SARS-CoV-2 infection. To learn more about the design of the study, click here.
October 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Canadian Adaptive Platform Trial of Treatments for COVID in Community Settings (CanTreatCOVID) is a randomized, multicentre adaptive platform trial examining the effectiveness of treatments for SARS-CoV-2 infection. To learn more about the design of the study, click here.
Tune in defydementia.org's podcast that features insightful discussion on the science of nicotine addiction, the resilience required to quit, and the real possibility of healing the smoker’s brain: www.baycrest.org/podcast/epis...
@baycrest.bsky.social
@baycrest.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Tune in defydementia.org's podcast that features insightful discussion on the science of nicotine addiction, the resilience required to quit, and the real possibility of healing the smoker’s brain: www.baycrest.org/podcast/epis...
@baycrest.bsky.social
@baycrest.bsky.social
Our review highlights conversational agents as a patient-centered tool to support improved outcomes in people with diabetes. Additional trials are needed to address bias, safety underreporting, and lack of long-term follow-up.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40840786/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40840786/
September 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Our review highlights conversational agents as a patient-centered tool to support improved outcomes in people with diabetes. Additional trials are needed to address bias, safety underreporting, and lack of long-term follow-up.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40840786/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40840786/
The STOP program is helping thousands quit smoking, with 30% success at the 6-month mark! It’s the largest smoking cessation program in Canada, reaching over 450,000 people. Start your journey today! intrepidlab.ca/en/stop/abou...
#QuitSmoking #STOPProgram #Health
#QuitSmoking #STOPProgram #Health
September 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The STOP program is helping thousands quit smoking, with 30% success at the 6-month mark! It’s the largest smoking cessation program in Canada, reaching over 450,000 people. Start your journey today! intrepidlab.ca/en/stop/abou...
#QuitSmoking #STOPProgram #Health
#QuitSmoking #STOPProgram #Health
📖How long does it take to #quitsmoking on Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)? Our new paper shows that, in formal treatment, people are likeliest to quit in first few weeks. For short treatment periods, it might be best to offer them early if #NRT isn’t working.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40815911/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40815911/
September 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
📖How long does it take to #quitsmoking on Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)? Our new paper shows that, in formal treatment, people are likeliest to quit in first few weeks. For short treatment periods, it might be best to offer them early if #NRT isn’t working.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40815911/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40815911/
Great news! 🎉
The updated Lower-Risk Nicotine Use Guidelines are now available in French! Packed with evidence-based tips, these guidelines help clinicians and clients reduce harm from various nicotine products.
Check it out and share: intrepidlab.ca/en/lower-ris...
The updated Lower-Risk Nicotine Use Guidelines are now available in French! Packed with evidence-based tips, these guidelines help clinicians and clients reduce harm from various nicotine products.
Check it out and share: intrepidlab.ca/en/lower-ris...
September 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Great news! 🎉
The updated Lower-Risk Nicotine Use Guidelines are now available in French! Packed with evidence-based tips, these guidelines help clinicians and clients reduce harm from various nicotine products.
Check it out and share: intrepidlab.ca/en/lower-ris...
The updated Lower-Risk Nicotine Use Guidelines are now available in French! Packed with evidence-based tips, these guidelines help clinicians and clients reduce harm from various nicotine products.
Check it out and share: intrepidlab.ca/en/lower-ris...
👉Trivia Question: True or False: Nicotine
itself causes cancer.
Answer > See the graphic below!
itself causes cancer.
Answer > See the graphic below!
September 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
👉Trivia Question: True or False: Nicotine
itself causes cancer.
Answer > See the graphic below!
itself causes cancer.
Answer > See the graphic below!
New research from Ontario's STOP smoking cessation program shows how chronic pain impacts quitting. Key findings listed in the visual abstract.
Read more here: doi.org/10.1093/ntr/...
Read more here: doi.org/10.1093/ntr/...
August 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
New research from Ontario's STOP smoking cessation program shows how chronic pain impacts quitting. Key findings listed in the visual abstract.
Read more here: doi.org/10.1093/ntr/...
Read more here: doi.org/10.1093/ntr/...
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has released its latest evidence-based guideline for helping adults quit smoking. Learn how to bring the most current and effective approaches into your practice today:
canadiantaskforce.ca/guidelines/p...
canadiantaskforce.ca/guidelines/p...
August 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has released its latest evidence-based guideline for helping adults quit smoking. Learn how to bring the most current and effective approaches into your practice today:
canadiantaskforce.ca/guidelines/p...
canadiantaskforce.ca/guidelines/p...
Thinking of quitting? Here's what happens when you do in:
8 hrs: CO levels drop, oxygen rises
24 hrs: Heart attack risk starts to drop
1–2 weeks: Breath + body odor improves
1 yr: Heart disease risk cut in half
Call your doctor and Join STOP today! #STOPprogram #quitsmoking
8 hrs: CO levels drop, oxygen rises
24 hrs: Heart attack risk starts to drop
1–2 weeks: Breath + body odor improves
1 yr: Heart disease risk cut in half
Call your doctor and Join STOP today! #STOPprogram #quitsmoking
August 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Thinking of quitting? Here's what happens when you do in:
8 hrs: CO levels drop, oxygen rises
24 hrs: Heart attack risk starts to drop
1–2 weeks: Breath + body odor improves
1 yr: Heart disease risk cut in half
Call your doctor and Join STOP today! #STOPprogram #quitsmoking
8 hrs: CO levels drop, oxygen rises
24 hrs: Heart attack risk starts to drop
1–2 weeks: Breath + body odor improves
1 yr: Heart disease risk cut in half
Call your doctor and Join STOP today! #STOPprogram #quitsmoking
Despite its benefits,#smokingcessation support is inconsistent across cancer centres. Our study funded by @ccsresearch.bsky.social found training & education, evaluations, interactive assistance, support, & care partner relationship-building can help close this gap.
Study: doi.org/10.1177/1073...
Study: doi.org/10.1177/1073...
August 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Despite its benefits,#smokingcessation support is inconsistent across cancer centres. Our study funded by @ccsresearch.bsky.social found training & education, evaluations, interactive assistance, support, & care partner relationship-building can help close this gap.
Study: doi.org/10.1177/1073...
Study: doi.org/10.1177/1073...
We are excited to share that our summer trainee, Kristen Kyone, won the best poster award at the Summer Undergraduate Research Program's Research Day last week at the University of Toronto.
August 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
We are excited to share that our summer trainee, Kristen Kyone, won the best poster award at the Summer Undergraduate Research Program's Research Day last week at the University of Toronto.
We found people with a chronic pain diagnosis were less likely to quit smoking after receiving nicotine replacement therapy in primary care settings. Opioid use was also independently associated with reduced odds of quitting. Read more here: doi.org/10.1093/ntr/...
August 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We found people with a chronic pain diagnosis were less likely to quit smoking after receiving nicotine replacement therapy in primary care settings. Opioid use was also independently associated with reduced odds of quitting. Read more here: doi.org/10.1093/ntr/...
Take your first step today to #quitsmoking and join STOP Program to get the support you need: intrepidlab.ca/en/stop/
#smokingcessation #QuitNow
#smokingcessation #QuitNow
August 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Take your first step today to #quitsmoking and join STOP Program to get the support you need: intrepidlab.ca/en/stop/
#smokingcessation #QuitNow
#smokingcessation #QuitNow
Need group support on your quit journey?
Nicotine Dependence Clinic offers virtual & in-person groups for stress management, relapse prevention & skill-building. Contact our clinic directly & join the community! intrepidlab.ca/en/Pages/NDC...
#STOPprogram #QuitSupport
Nicotine Dependence Clinic offers virtual & in-person groups for stress management, relapse prevention & skill-building. Contact our clinic directly & join the community! intrepidlab.ca/en/Pages/NDC...
#STOPprogram #QuitSupport
July 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Need group support on your quit journey?
Nicotine Dependence Clinic offers virtual & in-person groups for stress management, relapse prevention & skill-building. Contact our clinic directly & join the community! intrepidlab.ca/en/Pages/NDC...
#STOPprogram #QuitSupport
Nicotine Dependence Clinic offers virtual & in-person groups for stress management, relapse prevention & skill-building. Contact our clinic directly & join the community! intrepidlab.ca/en/Pages/NDC...
#STOPprogram #QuitSupport
Register Now for the 2025 TEACH Foundational Health Educator Workshop!
Strengthen your skills in health promotion & education, communication, educational interventions, resource management, & program evaluation in this two-day interactive workshop.
Register: teach.camhx.ca/moodle/enrol...
Strengthen your skills in health promotion & education, communication, educational interventions, resource management, & program evaluation in this two-day interactive workshop.
Register: teach.camhx.ca/moodle/enrol...
July 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Register Now for the 2025 TEACH Foundational Health Educator Workshop!
Strengthen your skills in health promotion & education, communication, educational interventions, resource management, & program evaluation in this two-day interactive workshop.
Register: teach.camhx.ca/moodle/enrol...
Strengthen your skills in health promotion & education, communication, educational interventions, resource management, & program evaluation in this two-day interactive workshop.
Register: teach.camhx.ca/moodle/enrol...
Registration Now Open for July TEACH Educational Rounds:
Insights on Youth Vaping: Trends, Health Effects and Youth Informed Interventions with Dr. Trisha Tulloch
🗓️ Wednesday, July 31, 2025
🕘 12–1 pm ET
Register here: redcap.link/JULYTEReg
Insights on Youth Vaping: Trends, Health Effects and Youth Informed Interventions with Dr. Trisha Tulloch
🗓️ Wednesday, July 31, 2025
🕘 12–1 pm ET
Register here: redcap.link/JULYTEReg
July 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Registration Now Open for July TEACH Educational Rounds:
Insights on Youth Vaping: Trends, Health Effects and Youth Informed Interventions with Dr. Trisha Tulloch
🗓️ Wednesday, July 31, 2025
🕘 12–1 pm ET
Register here: redcap.link/JULYTEReg
Insights on Youth Vaping: Trends, Health Effects and Youth Informed Interventions with Dr. Trisha Tulloch
🗓️ Wednesday, July 31, 2025
🕘 12–1 pm ET
Register here: redcap.link/JULYTEReg
Helping people navigate nicotine use?
The updated version of Lower-Risk Nicotine Use Guidelines (LRNUG) provides recommendations, summary statements, & harm reduction tools to support informed choices.
Access here: intrepidlab.ca/en/Documents...
The updated version of Lower-Risk Nicotine Use Guidelines (LRNUG) provides recommendations, summary statements, & harm reduction tools to support informed choices.
Access here: intrepidlab.ca/en/Documents...
July 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Helping people navigate nicotine use?
The updated version of Lower-Risk Nicotine Use Guidelines (LRNUG) provides recommendations, summary statements, & harm reduction tools to support informed choices.
Access here: intrepidlab.ca/en/Documents...
The updated version of Lower-Risk Nicotine Use Guidelines (LRNUG) provides recommendations, summary statements, & harm reduction tools to support informed choices.
Access here: intrepidlab.ca/en/Documents...
Looking to support commercial tobacco cessation in First Nations communities? The IT'S TIME toolkit offers culturally-relevant resources to support reduction or quitting. Explore the toolkit here: intrepidlab.ca/en/teach/pra...
July 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Looking to support commercial tobacco cessation in First Nations communities? The IT'S TIME toolkit offers culturally-relevant resources to support reduction or quitting. Explore the toolkit here: intrepidlab.ca/en/teach/pra...
📣INTREPID Lab Newsletter Volume 5 has just been released and is packed with updates and exciting work our team is doing! Learn about the newest developments in smoking and vaping cessation here: shorturl.at/0ohRN
July 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
📣INTREPID Lab Newsletter Volume 5 has just been released and is packed with updates and exciting work our team is doing! Learn about the newest developments in smoking and vaping cessation here: shorturl.at/0ohRN
One powerful example of the #STOPProgram impact comes from a recent message received from a partner practitioner.
Learn more about the STOP implementer community here: intrepidlab.ca/en/stop/stop...
Learn more about the STOP implementer community here: intrepidlab.ca/en/stop/stop...
June 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
One powerful example of the #STOPProgram impact comes from a recent message received from a partner practitioner.
Learn more about the STOP implementer community here: intrepidlab.ca/en/stop/stop...
Learn more about the STOP implementer community here: intrepidlab.ca/en/stop/stop...
Register Now for the 2025 TEACH Foundational Health Educator Workshop!
Strengthen your skills in health promotion & education, communication, educational interventions, resource management, & program evaluation in this two-day, highly interactive workshop.
Register: teach.camhx.ca/moodle/cours...
Strengthen your skills in health promotion & education, communication, educational interventions, resource management, & program evaluation in this two-day, highly interactive workshop.
Register: teach.camhx.ca/moodle/cours...
June 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Register Now for the 2025 TEACH Foundational Health Educator Workshop!
Strengthen your skills in health promotion & education, communication, educational interventions, resource management, & program evaluation in this two-day, highly interactive workshop.
Register: teach.camhx.ca/moodle/cours...
Strengthen your skills in health promotion & education, communication, educational interventions, resource management, & program evaluation in this two-day, highly interactive workshop.
Register: teach.camhx.ca/moodle/cours...