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    American Cancer Society (ACS)
    Phone: 1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345)
    Web Address: www.cancer.org
     

    The American Cancer Society (ACS) conducts educational programs and offers many services to people with cancer and to their families. Staff at the toll-free number have information about services and activities in local areas and can provide referrals to local ACS divisions.


    American Lung Association
    1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
    Suite 800
    Washington, DC  20004
    Phone: 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872) to speak with a lung professional
    (202) 785-3355
    Email: info@lung.org
    Web Address: www.lungusa.org
     

    The American Lung Association provides programs of education, community service, and advocacy. Some of the topics available include asthma, tobacco control, emphysema, infectious disease, asbestos, carbon monoxide, radon, and ozone.


    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Smoking and Tobacco Use
    1600 Clifton Road
    Atlanta, GA  30333
    Phone: 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
    TDD: 1-888-232-6348
    Email: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
    Web Address: www.cdc.gov/tobacco
     

    This website provides resources for quitting smoking and tobacco prevention, including information for children, teens, researchers, and scientists. There are also reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), fact sheets, a publications catalog, a smoking and health resource library, and other materials, such as buttons, calendars, and eCards.

    This is also the location for the State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System.


    National Cancer Institute (NCI)
    6116 Executive Boulevard
    Suite 300
    Bethesda, MD  20892-8322
    Phone: 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237)
    Web Address: www.cancer.gov (or https://livehelp.cancer.gov/app/chat/chat_launch for live help online)
     

    The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a U.S. government agency that provides up-to-date information about the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer. NCI also offers supportive care to people who have cancer and to their families. NCI information is also available to doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. NCI provides the latest information about clinical trials. The Cancer Information Service, a service of NCI, has trained staff members available to answer questions and send free publications. Spanish-speaking staff members are also available.


    National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5213
    Bethesda, MD  20892-9561
    Phone: (301) 443-1124
    Email: information@nida.nih.gov
    Web Address: www.drugabuse.gov
     

    This organization provides information for the public on drugs. It contains information about how certain drugs affect the brain.


    National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines
    Phone: 1-800-784-8669 or 1-800-QUITNOW
     

    The toll-free number is a single access point to the National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines. Callers are automatically routed to a state-run quitline, if one exists in their area. If there is no state-run quitline, callers are routed to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) quitline, where they may receive help with quitting smoking, informational materials, and referrals to other resources.


    Smokefree.gov
    Phone: 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
    TDD: 1-800-332-8615
    Email: NCISmokeFreeTeam@mail.nih.gov
    Web Address: www.smokefree.gov
     

    This website provides free information and professional assistance to help support people who are trying to quit smoking. The information provided is for both the immediate and long-term needs of people who are trying to quit and for friends and family who care about them.

    This website includes an online guide to quitting smoking, local and state telephone quitlines, the National Cancer Institute's national telephone quitline and instant messaging service, and publications that can be ordered or downloaded and printed. There is also a link to women.smokefree.gov, which has more resources for women who want to quit smoking.




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