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Tobacco Resources

Quitlines & Quitline Websites

NC Quitline
Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
7 days a week from 8:00 a.m. until midnight

National Quitline
http://www.smokefree.gov
Instant Message a tobacco cessation specialist

Nicotine Anonymous
http://nicotine-anonymous.org
1-800-642-0666
Join a 12-step support group for men and
women wishing to quit nicotine addiction

National Cancer Institute National Quitline
1-877-448-7848 (Monday - Friday)
National quitline in English and Spanish provides information on how to quit

American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
1-800-227-2345
Information and resources about lung, prostate, and colon cancer

American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org
1-800-586-4872
Quitting support resources, asthma/allergy/air quality information, and news articles        

Quitting Websites

QuitNet
www.quitnet.org
An online cessation program

Gay American Smoke Out
www.gaysmokeout.net
An opportunity for LGBT individuals to quit smoking, and for LGBT organizations to provide resources for quitting and to raise awareness about smoking

Great American Smoke Out
www.cancer.org
How to plan your quit day, use the quitline, kick the habit, and find local resources and activities

Smoke-Free Families
www.smokefreefamilies.org
Foundation working to discover the best ways to help pregnant smokers quit, and spread the word about effective, evidence-based treatments.

Step Up NC
http://stepupnc.com
Place for teens to learn about tobacco use prevention and control, find out how to quit, become an activist, or see what others are doing about prevention

Flexible Spending Accounts
http://gsk-chus.com/fsarulechange
Learn how to save costs on nicotine replacement therapies (changes in IRS policy may allow you to use pre-tax funds in your Flexible Spending Account to purchase nicotine replacement therapies)

Tobacco Support & Activism

Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights
www.no-smoke.org
How to become smoke free, how to get involved in tobacco-free policies, smoking facts and news

Survivors and Victims of Tobacco Empowerment (SAVE)
www.tobaccosurvivors.org
Encourages survivors of tobacco-related illnesses and their families to come forward and tell their stories about what has happened to them as a result of using tobacco products

North Carolina Group to Alleviate Smoking Pollution
www.main.nc.us/gasp
Statewide non-profit educational corporation aims to protect nonsmokers from the health risks posed by secondhand smoke and support the rights of non-smokers

Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment and Leadership
www.appealforcommunities.org
A national social justice network of organizations and individuals working towards a tobacco-free Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community

Tobacco Resources

American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
Stroke and healthy lifestyle information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tobacco resources
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/
How to quit, tobacco use data, and youth prevention

NC Good Health Directory
www.ncgoodhealthdirectory.com
Directory of local quitting resources