Today is The Great American Smokeout

Today is the Great American Smokeout (put on by the American Cancer Society), a day of support and encouragement for smokers looking to quit the habit.  Quitting smoking at any age reduces risk for a variety of diseases, cancers, and other serious illnesses.  Cessation and prevention efforts aim to stop the over 440,000 American deaths that occur every year as a result of smoking, the single largest preventable cause of disease in the U.S. 

The following is a list of free Orange County resources smokers and their loved ones can use in their fight to quit smoking:

California Smokers’ Helpline
1-800– NO-BUTTS or 1-800-662-8887
http://www.californiasmokershelpline.org/
http://www.nobutts.org/
Services available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Mandarin and Cantonese (TDD line also available for the hard of hearing)

Tobacco Use Prevention Program
630 N. Broadway, Suite 127
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(866) 639-5864
(714) 796-8261 Fax
http://ochealthinfo.com/tupp
Services available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese

American Lung Association Lung Helpline
1-800-LUNGUSA or 1-800-586-4872
http://www.lung.org/about-us/lung-helpline.html

Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Project
1-866-NEW-LUNG or 1-866-639-5864
http://www.newlung.org

American Cancer Society
1-800-227-2345
http://www.cancer.org/QuitForLife

Anaheim Regional Medical Center
1-714-774-1450
http://www.anaheimregionalmc.com/Clinical-Services/Outpatient-Services.aspx

For additional tobacco cessation/prevention help or resources, contact NCADD-OC at 949-595-2288 x315.