Stop Smoking for Good
- Health*Matters Smoking Cessation Consultation
Free phone consultation to discuss your readiness to quit smoking and to help match quit resources to your needs. Also get a free quit kit from Health*Matters. Call Kristl Buluran at 643-9082.
- California
Smoker's Helpline
1-800-NO-BUTTS
A telephone counseling program, the California Smoker's Helpline offers up to seven free sessions of individual telephone counseling if you are ready to quit now. A study showed that California residents who got counseling through Helpline were twice as likely to stop smoking as those who sought no outside help. When you call, a trained staff person will offer a choice of services, from one-on-one telephone counseling, self-help materials to a referral list of other programs. The helpline has services in the following languages, Monday - Friday, 9-9 and Saturdays, 9-5.
| English | 1-800-NO BUTTS (1-800-662-8887) |
| Spanish | 1-800-45-NO-FUME (1-800-456-6386) |
| Mandarin & Chinese | 1-800-838-8917 |
| Vietnamese | 1-800-778-8440 |
| Korean | 1-800-556-5564 |
| Deaf/Hearing Impaired | 1-800-933-4TDD (1-800-933-4833) |
| Chewing Tobacco | 1-800-844-CHEW (1-800-844-2439) |
- Cancer
Information Service
1-800-4-CANCER
The National Cancer Institute offers help for quitting smoking, personalized answers to you questions about cancer, or free publications and referrals to community resources for smoking cessation. English and Spanish.
- QuitNet.com
A free online, interactive program developed by the School of Public Health at Boston University. This program blends proven scientific methods with web technology to customize a smoking cessation program for you. It provides tools to help you quit, ex-smoker to smoker support, timely emails and lots more. This site also maintains a directory of smoking cessation programs (classes) and many more helpful links.
- Smokefree.gov
Created by the Tobacco Control Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and the American Cancer Society. This comprehensive site provides an online guide as well as downloadable resources to quitting smoking.
- Clearing
the Air: Quit Smoking Today
An online booklet that guides a smoker through the day-to-day process of becoming a non-smoker, is available from the National Cancer Institute. The document describes practical, step-by-step approaches and techniques for preparing yourself for quitting, understanding the ways of quitting, knowing what to expect on the day you quit, and lots more. Referrals to additional information and resources are included.
- Freedom
from Smoking® Online
From The American Lung Association's Stop Smoking Website, a comprehensive online program to help you quit, accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- The Centers
for Disease Control (CDC) Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
Current tobacco-related news, educational materials, and guides to help you quit smoking.
- American
Cancer Society's Tobacco Control Web Page
Information about the health hazards due to smoking, how-to tips for quitting, dealing with withdrawal, maintenance issues once you quit and much, much more.
- Tobacco Cessation
Guideline
An online library of smoking cessation educational materials from The Virtual Office of the Surgeon General . This site also has press releases, fact sheets, and other information on tobacco use and cessation. - National
Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service
Information about cessation programs and the health risks associated with using tobacco products.
Local Classes and Support Groups
- City
of Berkeley's Freedom
from Tobacco Programs
(510) 981-5330 or email QuitNow@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Free, on-going, 6-week class and a two-session workshop with the option of either acupuncture or hypnosis. Use the link above for the current schedule or contact the City of Berkeley via phone or email for more information.
- UCSF's
Tobacco Education Center
(415) 885-7895
The Tobacco Education Center (TEC) at UCSF Medical Center offers classes as well as individual consultations with doctors trained in treating tobacco addiction.
- American
Lung Association
1-800-548-8252
Classes are held throughout the East Bay. Call to find one that meets your needs.
- Nicotine Anonymous
1-877-879-6422
Modeled after AA, these groups meet at many locations. Call for a recorded list of free meetings.
Working with Your Doctor and Health Plan
To maximize your success as a non-smoker, Health*Matters encourages you to make an appointment with your doctor to discuss the use of complementary quitting tools to minimize withdrawal symptoms. Research has shown success rates are significantly improved when nicotine replacement products such as nicotine patches or gum, or prescription medications such as Wellbutrin SR®/Zyban, are coupled with a smoking cessation program.
Check with your doctor regarding insurance coverage for smoking cessation aids and visit the links below to find out about the smoking cessation programs offered through your health plan:
HealthNet 1-800-539-4072
Kaiser Permanente 1-800-464-4000
Blue Cross 1-888-209-7975
You may also visit Univeristy of California's At Your Service website for specific health plan contact information and webpages.
It's a myth that kicking the habit is easy. Most smokers make several attempts at quitting before finding success. Why? It's not about willpower. It's about nicotine, a powerfully addictive drug that makes the body both physically and psychologically dependent. Smokers must overcome both of these dependencies to stay smoke-free. Here is more information about pharmaceutical and nicotine replacement aids:
- Wellbutrin SR®/Zyban information from QuitNet.com and from the American Cancer Society
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy information from MedlinePlus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Summary: Smoking is not permitted inside any facility owned or leased by the University of California, Berkeley regardless of location. Smoking is not permitted in any outdoor campus facility used for spectator sports, meetings, entertainment, dining, or designated children's play areas. Smoking is permitted outdoors except within 25 feet of campus building entrances, exits, or operable windows. Advertising tobacco products on campus is not permitted.
- Building Signs
If your building signs needs replacing with the new requirement of 25 feet, please contact Trish Ratto, Manager, Health*Matters at 643-7324 or tratto@uhs.berkeley.edu.
Secondhand Smoke
http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/CancerCauses/TobaccoCancer/secondhand-smoke
