Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation

Resouces

Cessation

• Freedom From Smoking
  Online adult quitting program from the American Lung Association
• Not On Tobacco (N-O-T)
  Youth quitting program from the American Lung Association
• Quit Net
  Online nationwide quitting program
• The Health Authority
  This page is for those trying to quit and their supports. You can buy the quitting program "LifeSign" here.
• Center for Nicotine and Smoking Cessation Research (CNSCR)
  Learn more about Duke University's Center for Nicotine and Smoking Cessation Research.  Duke's CNSCR is conducting research studies looking for new ways to help smokers quit.

Advocacy

• American Lung Association
  The American Lung Association maintains an extensive website dedicated to tobacco use prevention
• American Cancer Society
  The American Cancer Society website has links for tobacco use prevention resources
• Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
  National advocacy group
• Kids Before Profits.org
  National advocacy group
• National Network for Health
  Listing of various advocacy links for youths and adults.
• North Carolina General Assembly
  Home page of the NC Legislature. Legislative Sessions can be viewed online!
• Action on Smoking and Health
  A comprehensive site for tobacco legal battles and advocacy information.
• State Tobacco Information Center
  Current state legal action information.
• Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights
  Site allows access to tobacco survivors, lobbying efforts, and advocacy opportunities.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  Website of foundation that funds tobacco control policy efforts.
• Doctors Ought to Care
  Washington state based organization for physicians against tobacco use.
• INFACT
  Tobacco industry "Wall of Shame"
• Join Together
  Summaries of latest tobacco news
• American Thoracic Society
  Medical arm of the American Lung Association
• American Legacy Foundation
  National Foundation that supports tobacco prevention efforts with a special focus on priority populations
• Tobacco.Org
  VERY comprehensive tobacco prevention and control news on the web. Sign up for their news alerts!
• Question Why
  Youth Empowerment Centers

Education

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  The CDC website has the most comphrensive information on tobacco use prevention and control on the web!
• Healthfinder
  This is a gateway site for government health information.
• Department of Health and Human Services
  National website for the Federal agency.
• StepUpNC
  A site for youth maintained by the NC Department of Health and Human Services.
• CDC TIPS for Youth
  A youth focused version of CDC's larger tobacco website.
• No Tobacco www.notobacco.org
  Comprehensive anti-smoking Website for teens!
• Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
  Well-known organizational website for advocacy and education.
• Smoke-Free Kids Web
  This page is entertaining and full of educational messages!
• Question Why
  Youth Empowerment Centers

Resources "Unplugged"

Non-web based resources for tobacco use prevention and control in NC!

• Lung Help Line
  1-800-LUNG-USA (option 2) (1-800-586-4872)
  The Help Line is available Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m. . 8:00 p.m. Voice options are available after hours
• American Lung Association
  (Instate) 1.800.LUNG-USA or (out of state) 800-892-5650
• North Carolina Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch (NCDHHS)
  919.733.1340
• North Carolina Substance Abuse Services (NCDHHS)
  919.733.0696
• American Cancer Society
  1.800.ACS.2345