Resources

Here are local resources available to help your tobacco quit journey, in case you’re looking for some extra guidance and support.

A Toll-Free Tobacco Quitline
Target Population: Any Veteran receiving care through the VA
Languages: English, Spanish
Other Interventions: Provides counseling, help developing a quit plan, strategies to prevent relapse and follow-up calls.

855-QUIT-VET (855-784-8838)

https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/quit-tobacco/quit-vet.asp

The Asian Smokers‘ Quitline (ASQ) is a free nationwide Asian-language quit smoking service operated by the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego. ASQ provides services in four languages (Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, and Vietnamese). ASQ also provides information to friends and family members of tobacco users and resources for cessation.

Cantonese and Mandarin: 1-800-838-8917
Korean: 1-800-556-5564
Vietnamese: 1-800-778-8440

https://www.asiansmokersquitline.org

Annual Lung Cancer Screening is recommended for those between the ages of 50 and 80 and have a 20 pack-year history or more. Pack-years are calculated by multiplying years smoked by packs per day. For example, someone who smoked half a pack a day for 40 years (.5x40) would have 20 pack-years.

https://lungscreen.health

The primary purpose of Nicotine Anonymous is to help all those who would like to cease using tobacco and nicotine products in any form. The Fellowship offers group support and recovery using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, as adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous to achieve abstinence from nicotine.

877-879-6422

https://nicotine-anonymous.org/

Smokefree.gov is a national resource available to help anyone who wants to quit smoking.

https://smokefree.gov/

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential support for people in distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Target Population: National line for anyone in crisis or having suicidal thoughts.

Call or text 988 or use the chat feature at 988lifeline.org

The Crisis Text Line is free and available 24/7, text 741741

https://988lifeline.org

https://www.crisistextline.org

2-1-1 Texas is a program committed to helping Texas citizens connect with the services they need. Whether by phone or internet, find accurate, well-organized, and easy-to-find information from state and local health and human services programs. This work is accomplished through 25 Area Information Centers (AICs) across the state. 2-1-1 Texas is a free, anonymous social service hotline available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Dial 2-1-1 or call 877-541-7905 or connect online at 211texas.org

https://www.211texas.org

The National Human Trafficking Hotline connects victims and survivors of sex and labor trafficking with services and supports to get help and stay safe. The hotline also receives tips about potential situations of sex and labor trafficking and facilitates reporting that information to the appropriate authorities in certain cases.

The toll-free phone and SMS text lines and live online chat function are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Help is available in English or Spanish, or in more than 200 additional languages through an on-call interpreter.

Hearing and speech-impaired individuals can contact the hotline by dialing 711, the free national access number that connects to Telecommunications Relay Services.

Call 1-888-373-7888, text 233733, or use the chat funtion online at HumanTraffickingHotline.org

TTY for hearing impaired: 711

https://humantraffickinghotline.org

There are many trusted resources available to help during your tobacco quit journey. Here are some national programs and organizations that we recommend.

http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/php/data-statistics/smoking-cessation/index.html

http://smokingcessationleadership.ucsf.edu/