Mission Hospital's Nicotine Dependence Program offers the Freedom From Smoking Clinic and in-house counseling for tobacco cessation.
Call for more information:
Fern Webb: 828-213-5525
Mary Walker: 828-213-5528
Donna Borowski: 828-213-5527
The following organizations can provide additional information about tobacco cessation and can help you find local cessation programs.
American Cancer Society
1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345)
www.cancer.org
American Lung Association
1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872)
www.lungusa.org www.lungnc.org www.ffsonline.org
Quit Now NC!
Resources to help you quit
www.quitnownc.org
NC Good Health Directory
Find resources in your county
www.ncgoodhealthdirectory.com
For more help, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) where counselors are available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. For on-line counseling, go to www.smokefree.gov. They can assist smokers and smokeless tobacco users. Translation services are available.
The quit hotline number for the American Lung Association is 1-866-QUIT-YES (1-866-784-8937). You can log-on to www.nclung.org for a listing of local classes. The American Lung Association also offers an online program.
Many pharmaceutical companies offer smoking cessation information / programs for patients with prescriptions or for patients that are instructed to use medicine to help them quit. Look in local discount stores for extra savings. Pharmaceutical companies also offer financial assistance for many of the prescription drugs. Your local pharmacist can help you apply or you can apply on-line. Also check with local health food stores, food cooperatives, and herbal / pharmaceutical compounding pharmacies for alternative remedies.
