About Smokefree.gov
Smokefree.gov is intended to help you or someone you care about
quit smoking.
Different people need different resources as they try to quit.
The information and professional assistance available on this Web
site can help to support both your immediate and long-term needs
as you become, and remain, a nonsmoker.
Smokefree.gov allows you to choose the help that best fits your
needs. You can get immediate assistance in the form of:
- An online step-by-step cessation guide
- Local and state telephone quitlines
- NCI's national telephone quitline
- NCI's instant messaging service
- Publications, which may be downloaded, printed, or ordered
The Web site was created by the Tobacco
Control Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute, with
important contributions from other nationally recognized agencies
and organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and the American Cancer Society.
For information about this Web site's contents or technical features,
e-mail noelc@mail.nih.gov.
Partners
About the National
Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCI, part of the National Institutes of Health, is the federal government's
principal agency for cancer research and training. NCI supports
and coordinates research projects conducted by universities, hospitals,
research foundations, and businesses throughout the United States
and abroad through research grants and cooperative agreements. NCI
also conducts research in its own laboratories and clinics and collects
and disseminates information about cancer.
NCI's Cancer Information Service (CIS)
The CIS is a nationwide information service for cancer patients
and their families and friends, the public, and health care professionals.
The specially trained staff can provide smoking cessation counseling
and answer questions (in English or Spanish). They can send you
free NCI materials about cancer. They also know about other resources
and services. Call the toll-free number, 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237),
to be connected with the office that serves your area. People
with TTY equipment can call 1-800-332-8815. Or visit the NCI Web
site at: http://www.cancer.gov.
Read CIS's fact sheet "Questions and Answers About Smoking Cessation" in
English or
Spanish
About the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention Office on Smoking and Health
The CDC's Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) is the government's
lead agency on smoking control. OSH funds the distribution of booklets
on smoking topics such as relapse, helping a friend or family member
quit smoking, the health hazards of smoking, and the effects of
parental smoking on teenagers.
CDC Office on Smoking and Health
Mail Stop K-50
4770 Buford Highway, NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
1-800-CDC232- 1311 (1-800-232CDC-1311) or (770) 488-5705
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco
About the American Cancer
Society
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a voluntary organization composed
of volunteers and offices all over the country. ACS helps people
learn about the health hazards of smoking and how to become ex-smokers.
Its programs include 58 divisions and 3,100 local units. It also
has many booklets and other information that can help, and numerous
educational materials. ACS helps people learn about the health hazards
of smoking and how to become successful ex-smokers.
American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
1-800-ACS227-2345 (1-800-227ACS-2345)
Check your phone book to find your local office.
http://www.cancer.org
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