The following organizations provide smoking cessation
information and program material:
(1)
The National Cancer Institute operates a toll-free Cancer Information Service
(CIS) with trained personnel to help you. Call 1-800-4-CANCER* to reach the CIS
office serving your area, or write: Office of Cancer Communications, National
Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 31, Room 10A24,
Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
(2)
American Cancer Society, 3340 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30062,
(404) 320-3333. The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a voluntary organization
composed of 58 divisions and 3,100 local units. Through "The Great American
Smokeout" in November, the annual Cancer Crusade in April, and numerous
educational materials, ACS helps people learn about the health hazards of
smoking and become successful ex-smokers.
(3) American Heart Association, 7320
Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75231, (214) 750-5300. The American Heart
Association (AHA) is a voluntary organization with 130,000 members (physicians,
scientists, and laypersons) in 55 states and regional groups. AHA produces a
variety of publications and audiovisual materials about the effects of smoking
on the heart. AHA also has developed a guidebook for incorporating a
weight-control component into smoking cessation programs.
(4) American Lung Association, 1740 Broadway,
New York, New York 10019, (212) 245-8000. A voluntary organization of 7,500
members (physicians, nurses, and laypersons), the American Lung Association
(ALA) conducts numerous public information programs about the health effect of
smoking. ALA has 59 state and 85 local units. The organization actively
supports legislation and information campaigns for nonsmokers' rights and
provides help for smokers who want to quit, for example, through "Freedom From
Smoking," a self-help smoking cessation program.
(5) Office on Smoking and Health, United
States Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Park
Building, Room 110, Rockville, Maryland 20857. The Office on Smoking and Health
(OSH) is the Department of Health and Human Services' lead agency in smoking
control. OSH has sponsored distribution of publications on smoking-related
topics, such as free flyers on relapse after initial quitting, helping a friend
or family member quit smoking, the health hazards of smoking, and the effects
of parental smoking on teenagers.
*In Hawaii, on Oahu call 524-1234 (call collect from
neighboring islands), Spanish-speaking staff members are available during
daytime hours to callers from the following areas: California, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey (area code 210), New York, and Texas. Consult
your local telephone directory for listings of local chapters.
