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Tobacco Cessation and Education Resources

Tobacco Cessation and Education Resources

California Smokers' Helpline

Telephone Counseling Numbers:
English: 1-800-NO-BUTTS
Spanish: 1-800-456-6386 (NO-FUME)
Cantonese: 1-800-838-8917
Korean: 1-800-556-5564
Mandarin: 1-800-838-8917
Vietnamese: 1-800-778-8440
Korean: 1-800-556-5564
TDD/TYY Hearing Impaired: 1-800-933-4833
Chewing Tobacco: 1-800-844-2439
Hours Available:
Monday-Friday: 7 am - 9 pm
Saturday: 9 am - 1 pm
(Voice mail after hours to leave a message)
Type of Service: Confidential, one-on-one telephone counseling for teens and adults if you are ready to quit smoking and want some help.
Self-help materials available.
Cost: Free

American Cancer Society

Contra Costa Unit
For teens & adults
925-934-7640
1-800-227-2345
Type of Service: self-help materials; info for pregnant women; referrals to cessation services
1885 Oak Park Blvd.
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Cost: Free

Quitnet

Website: www.quitnet.net
Type of Service: Online social support, expert advice (for a fee), pharmaceutical product information.
Cost: Free general services; Fee for personalized advice

Contra Costa County Health Services Health Clinics

800-495-8885 Appointment Line
100 38th and Bissell Street.
Richmond, CA 94805
Type of Service: One-day class on Tuesdays from 1 pm - 3 pm for CCHP members and clinic patients. Need to first make an appointment by going through personal CCHP physician.
Cost: Free to CCHP members

Nicotine Anonymous

No. California Hot Line: 408-236-2196
Type of Service: 12-step support group
Website: www.nica-norcal.org
Locations: various times & places.
Cost: Free

Quit Tobacco Workshop

Cynthia Corbet
925-484-4413
Offers on-site, customized smoking cessation workshops to health care agencies and businesses.
Fee based on service.

Stop Smoking Websites

For all smokers: http://www.nobutts.org
Especially for teens: http://nobutts.ucsd.edu

American Lung Association Of California

510-893-5474 or 1-800-LUNG-USA
Offers callers a brief cessation support counseling session
Type of Service: referrals to cessation services; literature
1900 Powell St. #800
Emeryville, CA 94608
Cost: Free

Stop Smoking Now Program

Joseph R. Giove, Clinical Hypnotist
866-863-4669
953 Mountain View Dr.
Lafayette, CA 94549
www.IntendBalance.com/freedom
Cost: $495.00 Lifetime guarantee of unlimited follow-up session.

Lowell Kleinman, MD

901 San Ramon Valley Blvd. Suite 230
Danville, CA 94526
www.drquit.com
Type of Service: Group and one-on-one sessions, book and CD included in program.
Cost: $350.00 for 12 group sessions; $75 for one on one session.

Kaiser Permanente Diablo Service Area

(See list below for the many class locations in the central and eastern Contra Costa County)
Call the Health Education numbers below during business hours (M-F 8:30-4:30) for enrollment, class locations and schedules or call your local Kaiser appointment line.

Three Types of Service:

  1. Quit Tobacco Workshop. 3 hours workshop to develop quit plan. Participation qualifies members with supplemental drug coverage to receive tobacco cessation medication (such as the nicotine patch) at co-pay. Cost: Kaiser members: Free, Non-members: $30
  2. Freedom from Tobacco Series 6-week, 6 session, 6:30 pm –8:00 pm. Learn tools for preparation, quitting, & relapse prevention. (Spanish version available at Antioch Medical Center only) Cost: Kaiser members: Free, Non-members $120
  3. Health Media Breathe Online Class offered at www.kp.org
    You will be asked to complete a 15-minute questionnaire about your smoking habits. Once you submit your completed questionnaire, you will receive your personal smoking cessation plan right away.
Location Address Enrollment Line Services Offered
Antioch Medical Center 4501 Sand Creek Road, Antioch, CA 94531 925-813-3560 1
Martinez 200 Muir Road, Martinez, CA 94553 925-372-1198 1 and 2
Pleasanton 7601 Stone Ridge Drive, Pleasanton CA 94588 925-847-5172 1 and 2
Park Shadelands 320 Lennon Lane, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 925-906-2040 2
Walnut Creek 1425 South Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 925-295-4070 2

Kaiser Permanente Richmond

510-307-2210
901 Nevin Avenue
Richmond, CA 94801

Types of Service:

  1. Quit Tobacco Workshop: 3-hour workshop to develop quit plan. (offered monthly).
    Open only to Kaiser members. Kaiser members: Free, Non-members: $75.00
  2. Freedom from Tobacco Series: 6 weekly group sessions (offered approx. 6 times/year)
    Kaiser members: Free, Non-members: $80.00

Download PDF of this list:
Tobacco Cessation and Education Resources (PDF, 2pp.)

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Content provided by the Tobacco Prevention Project of Contra Costa Health Services.

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