Smoking Cessation Resources

Most ex-smokers were motivated to quit by health worries. The benefits of stopping smoking begin to accrue almost immediately, even for people who've smoked for a long time or already suffer from a smoking-associated disease.

The rewards for overcoming the smoking habit are significant:

  • Reduce risk of chronic lung disease, cancer, heart attack and stroke
  • If you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, reduce risks to your baby for low birth-weight, asthma and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
  • Keep skin from wrinkling prematurely
  • Stop secondhand smoke
  • Breathe more easily during exercise
For smoking cessation information, please contact:

American Lung Association
61 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10006
Phone: 1-800-548-8252
www.lungusa.org

National Cancer Institute
NCI Public Inquiries Office
6116 Executive Blvd., Room 3036A
Bethesda, MD 20892-8322
Phone: 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237)
www.cancer.gov

American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75231
Phone: 1-800-AHA-USA-1 (1-800-242-8721)
www.americanheart.org

Resources at Cedars-Sinai

Smoking Cessation Program
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
444 S. San Vicente Blvd., Room 600
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 1-800-CEDARS-1 (1-800-233-2771) or 1-310-423-9700
www.cedars-sinai.edu/smoking

For more information on women's health matters, any of the programs and services listed, or a referral to a Cedars-Sinai physician or program, call 1-800-CEDARS-1 (1-800-233-2771)