Listing: Stop Smoking - Cessation

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According to the American Lung Association, within an hour of quitting vape or cigarette smoking your body begins to repair from the damage. Some of the immediate benefits that are felt are a lower heart rate, lower carbon monoxide in your body, and lowers the risk of a heart attack and stroke. The benefits continue to grow for each hour and day you abstain from this habit. The below resources will assist you in this journey.

Call a Smoking Quitline
A trained counselor can help you stop smoking or stay on track.

• IL Tobacco Quit Line  www.quityes.org
  • 866-QUIT-YES 866-784-8937
• National Cancer Institute’s  https://www.cancer.gov/ Smoking Quitline, 
  • 1-877-448-7848 (1-877-44U-QUIT)
• Smokefree.gov, which connects you with your State’s Quitline, 
  • 1-800-784-8669 (1-800-QUITNOW)
• Veterans Smoking Quitline,  https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/quit-tobacco/how-to-quit.asp
  • 1-855-784-8838 (1-855-QUITVET)

American Lung Association- Quit Smoking
Help stopping smoking or vaping
1-800-LUNGUSA
https://www.lung.org/quit-smoking

AHRQ- Smoking Cessation Evidence and Resources
Cigarette smoking accounts for one out of every five deaths and is estimated to increase the risk for heart disease and stroke by two to four times.
https://www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/smoking/index.html
 

HELP for Smokers and Tobacco Users
Telephone: (301) 427-1364
https://www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/tearsheets/helpsmokers.html

CDC How to Quit Smoking
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/quit-smoking/index.html

1. Quit Lines - call someone
2. Use the CDC quitStart app
3. Sign up for free texts from CDC
4. Make a quit plan
5. Find a support group
6. Manage your cravings

Tips from former Smokers: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/

CDC - Smoking Cessation Fast Facts Sheet 

• https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/cessation/smoking-cessation-fast-facts/
• https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/

E-mail: tobaccoinfo@cdc.gov
Phone: 1-800-CDC-INFO

IL Department of Public Health - Smoke Free IL
Hours of operation are from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday through Saturday. 
http://www.idph.state.il.us/smokefree/sf_quit.htm

• IL Tobacco Quit Line  www.quityes.org
  • 866-QUIT-YES 866-784-8937

NIH- Quiting Smoking for Older Adults 
National Institute on Aging
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/quitting-smoking-older-adults

Respiratory Health Association
1440 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago, IL 60607,
Phone: 1-888-880-LUNG(5864), Email: info@resphealth.org
https://resphealth.org/

• https://resphealth.org/what-we-offer/our-programs-initiatives/courage-to-quit/
• Courage to Quit Program:https://resphealth.org/what-we-offer/our-programs-initiatives/courage-to-quit/

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