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Smoking Cessation

"Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for you and your family. No matter how long you have smoked, there are major and immediate benefits to quitting now."
- Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, Surgeon General

The smoking cessation resources listed here provide not only general information about nicotine dependence and the health benefits to smoking cessation, but also include tools and strategies to help smokers quit. A list of local, Indiana support groups is provided as well.

General Information

• FDA Smoking Cessation Products

  • FDA 101: Smoking Cessation Products

• Smoking Cessation Fact Sheet - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

  • www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/cessation/quitting/index.htm

• Guide to Quitting Smoking - American Cancer Society

  • www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Guide_for_Quitting_Smoking.asp?from=fast

• Stop Smoking - American Lung Association

  • www.lungusa.org/stop-smoking/

• Quitting Smoking - Medline Plus

  • www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/quittingsmoking.html

• Smoking Cessation - American Heart Association
  • For Health Care Providers: http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/825.aspx?ncid=36436

  • For Patients: http://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/

• Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians (2008 Update) - US Department of Health and Human Services

  • www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tobacco/tobaqrg.pdf

Resources to Help Smokers Quit

• Indiana Tobacco Quitline: 1-800-QUIT-NOW
  • Free, phone-based counseling service available to Hoosiers
  • Provide services 7-days a week in multiple languages
  • Offer 2-week supplies of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) for free (while they last)
  • Additional information can be found at www.indianatobaccoquitline.net
• National Cancer Institute: 1-877-44U-QUIT
  • Talk by telephone for free in Spanish or English to a smoking cessation counselor
  • Provide instant text message services as well (services are limited and only in English)
  • An on-line Quit Guide is available at www.Smokefree.gov
• American Lung Association: 1-800-LUNGUSA
  • Lung HelpLine, staffed by nurses and respiratory therapists, not only provides support for smokers wanting to quit but answers any question related to lung health. Questions may be submitted on-line as well as at www.lungusa.org/about-us/lung-helpline.html
  • Offer several options for smoking cessation that include group clinics, telephone counseling, on-line programs, and self-help books
  • Freedom From Smoking® - for adults
  • Not-On-Tobacco - for teens
  • Quitter in You - for those who tried quitting and didn't succeed
  • Visit their website for more information about these smoking cessation programs:  http://www.lungusa.org/stop-smoking/how-to-quit/getting-help/
• Nicotine Anonymous: 1-877-879-6422
  • World-wide, non-profit, 12-step program
  • Members can attend local meetings or obtain support on-line or by telephone
  • Various pamphlets about the program are available in English and in 13 other languages on-line
  • For more information, visit their website at www.nicotine-anonymous.org/index.php
• Great American Smokeout Challenge - American Cancer Society
  http://www.cancer.org/Healthy/StayAwayfromTobacco/GreatAmericanSmokeout/index

Local Smoking Cessation Resources

American Lung Association in Indiana
115 W. Washington St., Suite 1180
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 819-1181
Website: www.lungin.org

Nicotine Anonymous
A list of meeting times/days/locations for the state of Indiana can be found at:
www.nicotine-anonymous.org/standard_search_result.php?p_state=IN