Ready to Quit Smoking?

Join the millions who quit tobacco each year!

Below are many options and websites to assist you with quitting tobacco. Depending on your preference, you can quit with assistance online, phone, booklets, individual sessions or group classes.

Smoking Cessation group sessions are available for Spring 2008!  Below are the days and times for a group session.  Each group session consists four meetings.  Choose a session right for your schedule.  Call 458-6428 to register.  Registration is limited to twelve students maximum for each group session.

1604 GROUP SESSIONS (RWC 1.806)

Wednesday Sessions 4-5 pm           

            Session A                                             

            January 23                                            

            January 30                                             

            February 6                                             

            February 13                                           

           Session B

            March 26

            April 2

            April 9

            April 16

DT GROUP SESSIONS (located at BV 1.318)

Monday Sessions 4-5 pm

          Session A

          January 28

          February 4

          February 11

          February 18

          Session B

           March 24

           March 31

           April 7

           April 14

Smoking Cessation Clinics at DT Student Health and Counseling BV 1.308 on Mondays.  Call 458-2930 for more information.
 

Facilitator:  Christopher Leeth, 458-6809.  Christopher.Leeth@utsa.edu.

Free quit bags with books are available to UTSA students.  (Become an Ex – courtesy of the Legacy Foundation).

Online and Community Resources:

• American Cancer Society: Trained counselors to help you with cessation. : Call: 1-877-YES-QUIT
• Become an Ex: Cessation program that provides resources online, phone support and booklets. Contact SHS for a free book. www.becomeanex.org
• Quitnet online support: www.quitnet.com
• Freedom From Smoking: Online course at http://www.lungusa.org
• Step-By-Step: Self directed program. Email your request.
• Ready to Quit: 6 session support group beginning in January and October Individual Support Health Services: Getting Ready to Quit
• Counseling: Stress management
• Recreational Center: Fitness/Nutrition/Preventing weight gain
• Support with emails and phone calls
• On your schedule
   

Other Tobacco Related Resources:

American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Quitting_Smoking.asp?sitearea=PED

American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3004837

American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33567

Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/how2quit.htm

National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/tobacco/quitting-and-prevention

Phillip Morris USA
http://www.philipmorrisusa.com/en/health_issues/quitting_smoking.asp

Smokefree.gov
http://www.smokefree.gov/

Tobacco Free U
http://www.tobaccofreeu.org/index.asp

University of Virginia
http://www.virginia.edu/case/tobacco/

US Surgeon General
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/default.htm