Links to Other Tobacco Control Programs
Action on Smoking and Health
Everything about smoking and non-smokers' rights
www.ash.org
American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org/tobacco
California State Tobacco Control
Info about adult/youth smoking, secondhand smoke, impotence...
www.dhs.ca.gov/tobaccohtml/factsheets.htm
Centers for Disease Control
The Federal Government's anti-tobacco site
www.cdc.gov/health/tobacco.htm
Tobacco Free Kids
www.tobaccofreekids.org
Tobacco Use in California
http://ssdc.ucsd.edu/tobacco/reports
The Truth Campaign
The Federal Government's Anti-Tobacco Campaign
www.wholetruth.com
Youth Media Network
Everything about kids and smoking, games, prizes....
www.ymn.org
Thinking of quitting? Ready to make an attempt? Here are a few resources:
American
College of Traditional Chinese Medicine 415-282-9603
Community Clinic located at 455 Arkansas Street, San Francisco,
between
19th and 20th. Services include addiction therapy for smoking
and drugs, plus many other areas of health maintenance. You
can call the admissions number above, or reach the clinic Dean,
Kaylah Cheryl Sterling, L.Ad. at 415-282-9603, extension 19.
Fees: Sliding scale. Call the clinic today for more information.
American
Lung Association 650-994-5864
1. N-O-T, Not on Tobacco - A Total Health
Approach to Helping Teens Stop
Smoking." Call today if you would like a group to start
at Canada College.
2. Freedom
From Smoking® - Group Clinics Classes will be starting
soon for adults and youth. Uninsured participants may qualify
for free nicotine patches.
Call today to register!
California
Smokers Helpline 1-800-No-Butts 1-800-766-2888
…A telephone program that can help you quit smoking,
or chewing tobacco." Services are free. Funded by the Department
of Health, since 1992. A friendly staff person will offer a
choice of services, whether you are ready to quit or just thinking
about it. Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Redwood
City: 650-299-2433 South San Francisco: 650-742-2439
1. Calling it Quits - Single-session class teaches
you: how tobacco effects the body, how to develop an action
plan to quit, etc. You receive information about nicotine replacement.
Nominal fee for members and non-members. Call today to learn
when the next session is offered. (3 hours)
2. Freedom
From Cigarettes - 8 sessions; evening and day sessions
offered.
The program views smoking as an addiction, using combined class
and support group format; draws on shared experiences to help
prevent relapse. Kaiser members and non-members. Call today
to learn when the next program starts.
San
Mateo County Tobacco Prevention Program (TPP) Hotline: 650-802-6545
The main objectives include: 1) to reduce tobacco use among
residents in the county; 2) to reduce the community's exposure
to secondhand smoke; 3) to reduce youth access to tobacco products;
and 4) to counter pro-tobacco
advertising and promotion. Community members, business owners,
school personnel and students, and law enforcement agencies
are invited to call out Hotline to obtain educational materials
and resources, referrals to cessation services, clarification
on tobacco control laws, or to inquire / request training or
technical assistance on tobacco related issues. Community members:
Please call the Hotline to report bars and other work places
that are not smoke free!
