Quitting Smoking

Other Places To Get Help

Organizations

American Cancer Society (ACS)
Phone:	1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345)
TDD:	1-866-228-4327 toll-free
Web Address:	www.cancer.org
The American Cancer Society (ACS) conducts educational programs and offers many services to people with cancer and to their families. Staff at the toll-free numbers have information about services and activities in local areas and can provide referrals to local ACS divisions.
American Lung Association
61 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY  10006
Phone:	1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872) 1-800-548-8252 (to speak with a lung professional) (212) 315-8700
Web Address:	www.lungusa.org
The American Lung Association, along with its medical branch, the American Thoracic Society, provides programs of education, community service, and advocacy. Some of the topics available include asthma, tobacco control, emphysema, asbestos, carbon monoxide, radon, and ozone.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS)
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA  30333
Phone:	1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
TDD:	1-888-232-6348
E-mail:	cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Web Address:	www.cdc.gov
The Tobacco Information and Prevention Source Web site provides access to many government resources for quitting smoking. These resources include data and statistics, publications, and resources for researchers and for individuals, including children and adolescents.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCI Publications Office
6116 Executive Boulevard
Suite 3036A
Bethesda, MD  20892-8322
Phone:	1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday
TDD:	1-800-332-8615
E-mail:	cancergovstaff@mail.nih.gov
Web Address:	www.cancer.gov (or https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/livehelp/welcome.asp# for live help online)
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a U.S. government agency that provides up-to-date information about the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer. NCI also offers supportive care to people with cancer and to their families. NCI information is also available to doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. NCI provides the latest information about clinical trials. The Cancer Information Service, a service of NCI, has trained staff members available to answer questions and send free publications. Spanish-speaking staff members are also available.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5213
Bethesda, MD  20892-9561
Phone:	(301) 443-1124
E-mail:	information@nida.nih.gov
Web Address:	www.drugabuse.gov
This organization provides information for the public on drugs. It contains information about how certain drugs affect the brain.
Smokefree.gov
Phone:	1-800-QUITNOW (1-800-784-8669)
TDD:	1-800-332-8615
E-mail:	NCISmokeFreeTeam@mail.nih.gov
Web Address:	www.smokefree.gov
This Web site provides free information and professional assistance to help support people who are trying to quit smoking. The information provided is for both the immediate and long-term needs of people who are trying to quit and for friends and family who care about them. The resources at this Web site include an online guide to quitting smoking, local and state telephone quitlines, the National Cancer Institute's national telephone quitline and instant messaging service, and publications that can be ordered or downloaded and printed.

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Author:	Bets Davis, MFA	Last Updated: July 22, 2009
Medical Review:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine John Hughes, MD - Psychiatry
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