Resources
- Quit With Us, LA
Get information on FDA-approved counseling and medications.
Call 1-800-QUITNOW for personal counseling and support for both cigarette or vaping cessation support. - Capital Area Human Services
Reach out for help with addiction to nicotine or other substances locally. - American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society seeks to to prevent cancer and save lives through its research, advocacy and community programs and services - American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. - American Lung Association
The American Lung Association provides information to help fight lung disease with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health. - American Nonsmokers Rights Foundation The American Nonsmokers Rights Foundation is a nonprofit organization that focuses on preventing and educating people on the effects of secondhand smoke and smoking use among adults and youth.
- American Public Health Association
The American Public Health Association is largest organization of public health professionals in the world, representing more than 50,000 members. APHA has been in the forefront of numerous efforts to prevent disease and promote health. - Tobacco Free Living
The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL) evaluates and implements tobacco control initiatives that can reduce and prevent tobacco use, to help Louisianans lead healthier lives. - Mesothelioma Center
After smoking, asbestos is the most common cause of lung cancer. When a person who was exposed to asbestos is also a smoker, the risk factor becomes astronomical. The two lung irritants work together to increase the risk of developing lung cancer to 90 times greater than a non-smoker who has never been exposed to asbestos. - National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is a private, non-profit organization committed to protecting children from tobacco addiction and secondhand smoke. - The Truth
A campaign to spread information about the tobacco companies and their addictive products so people can make decisions about smoking and tobacco use.