Ready to Quit Smoking?
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Smoking cigarettes is an addiction. Tobacco contains nicotine, a drug that is highly addictive and difficult to quit; however, it is not impossible. Smoking greatly increases your risk for many diseases, such as lung cancer, respiratory illness, heart disease, and stroke. It also puts others around you at risk due to the negative effects of secondhand smoke. Quitting smoking helps improve your health as well as the health of those around you. The information and resources on this website can help support you with your decision to quit smoking.
Related services at the Tang Center
For Students:
- Stress management & general health promotion appointments
Individual 50-minute appointments with a health educator are available to discuss self-care and healthy lifestyle choices. Call (510) 642-2000 to make an appointment.
- Call (510) 642-2000 for a medical appointment to determine if
you need a prescription or other help with nicotine replacement.
- Information & programs on tobacco prevention: (510) 642-7202.
- Local classes & support groups
- Other community resources
For Faculty and Staff:
- See Stop
Smoking for Good: Resources for Faculty and Staff. This online
guide features links to free online smoking cessation programs,
details on smoking cessation aids, and listings of Bay Area resources
and telephone support services.
For All Members of the Campus Community:
- Self-Care
Resource Center: a health information library with interactive
computer programs, books, audio and videotapes, pamphlets, magazines,
journals and self-assessment tools.
Disclaimer: The information provided here is not intended to diagnose, treat or provide a second opinion on any health problem or disease. It is meant to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between an individual and his/her clinician.
Last reviewed: September 2005
