Currently, EDs in British Columbia, including VGH, are not routinely counseling patients to stop smoking. However, up to 44% of ED patients do not have a family practitioner and rely solely on EDs for their health care. Therefore, the ED serves as a critical venue where smoking cessation can be initiated or reinforced. The BC Ministry of Health has recently funded a program called QuitNow, which in collaboration with the BC Lung Association, offers smoking cessation advice through an internet resource and a 24-hour telephone quit line. This year, a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials showed that web-based and computer-based smoking cessation programs led to a significant increase in patients who stopped smoking, with effects that were sustained at 12 months. However, these studies did not include ED patients.