Support groups and telephone-based counseling
In addition to the FREE smoking and tobacco cessation available on campus, students may wish to take advantage of the following resources:
Support groups and telephone-based counseling
- Nicotine Anonymous Meetings: Meet and gain support from other smokers trying to quit.
- California Smokers' Helpline: 1.800.NO.BUTTS
- California Tobacco Chewers' Helpline: 1.800.844.CHEW
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 1.800.QUIT.NOW (en Español - 1.855.DÉJELO.YA)
- smokefreeTXT: Text QUIT to 47848
Online support and tools to help you quit
- American Lung Association "Freedom from Smoking" Program
- California Tobacco Control Program (Ex Program)
- Kill the Can: Quit Dip and Chewing Tobacco
- My Last Dip: Web-Based Smokeless Tobacco Cessation
- Smokefree.gov: Individualized Programs for Women, Veterans, and Teens
- Plan-to-Quit Cards
- QuitNet
- Quit Tobacco: for Veterans and Military
- QuitSmoking.com: Online Quit-Smoking Community
- Smoke Free San Diego
- TobaccoFreeCA
- WebMD "Smoking Cessation Health Center"
National health associations and websites to keep you informed
- American Cancer Society American Heart Association
- American Lung Association
- MEDLINEPlus Health Information on Drug Abuse: Up-to-date Health Information/Resources
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute on Drug Abuse: Tobacco/Nicotine Facts and Statistics
- The Wire: Up-to-date Information on E-Cigarettes
Free mobile app-based support
Android:
- Get Rich or Die Smoking
- Quit Smoking - QuitNow!
- Quit Smoking: Cessation Nation
- Smoke Free, stop smoking help
- Stop! Stop Smoking - LITE
iPhone:
- LIVESTRONG My Quit Coach – Dare to Quit Smoking
- Quit It LITE - stop smoking today
- Quit Now: My QuitBuddy
- Quit Pro: stop smoking now
- Smoke Free - Quit smoking now and stop for good
Get involved
Become a USD "Breathe Easy Ambassador!"
- Inform the USD community of the smoking and tobacco-free campus policy and available resources.
- Provide educational information to students about smoking and tobacco use.
- Support students in enforcing the policy on campus (i.e., community enforcement model).
For more information, contact the Center for Health and Wellness Promotion at (619) 260-4618 or stop by UC 161 and ask for the Smoking Cessation Coordinator.
- American Cancer Society - Colleges Against Cancer and Relay for Life
- Campus Connections - Become a peer educator and promote a healthy USD student community
- LUNG FORCE Walk
- The Great American Smokeout