Tobacco Cessation Resources

Local Resources

· CHS’ Free New Leaf Tobacco Cessation Program.

· CHS’ Employee Assistance program offers free telephonic or face to face counseling for all CHS employees and household members. www.aetnaeap.com

· Tobacco Free Florida. Access to free counseling, tobacco cessation aids (gum/patch), journals, quit lines and more. 1800 822 6669. www.tobaccofreeflorida.com

· Florida AHEC Network. Features a Quit Smoking Now program. Provides support, training and tobacco replacement therapies. 1 877 848 6696. http://ahectobacco.com

Government Resources

· NCI Tobacco Control Research Department. Provides online cessation guides, local and state telephone quitlines, publicaiton and more. www.smokefree.gov

· 1-800-QUIT-NOW. A free service that can help you quit smoking or chewing tobacco. http://1800quitnow.cancer.gov/

· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Information, resources, brochures and more. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/

· National Cancer Institute. Fact sheets. www.cancer.gov

· U.S. Surgeon General. You Can Quit Smoking Now program! The latest information to help you quit. www.surgeongeneral.gov

Other Resources

· List of additional tobacco cessation program and resources: http://www.tobacco-cessation.org/resources.htm

· American Cancer Society. Guide to quitting smoking. www.cancer.org

· American Heart Association. 1-800-AHA-USA1. www.amhrt.org

· American Legacy Foundation. A 5-day plan to get ready to quit. http://women.americanlegacy.org

· American Lung Association. 1-800-LUNG-USA. www.lungusa.org

· WebMD Smoking Cessation Health Center. www.webmd.com

· Aetna offers a free tobaccos cessation program and telephonic health coach to Aetna plan participants. www.aetna.com