FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...
The National Cancer Institute operates a toll-free
Cancer Information Service (CIS) with trained personnel
to help you. Call 1-800-4-CANCER* to reach the CIS
office serving your area, or write: Office of Cancer
Communications, National Cancer Institute, National
Institutes of Health, Building 31, Room 10A24, Bethesda,
MD 20892.
The following organizations also can help you. Contact
them to learn more about quitting for keeps.
American Cancer Society** 3340 Peachtree Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30026 (404)320-3333
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a voluntary
organization composed of 58 divisions and 3,100 local
units. Through "The Great American Smokeout" in
November, the annual Cancer Crusade in April, and
numerous educational materials, ACS helps people learn
about the health hazards of smoking and become
successful ex-smokers.
American Heart Association** 7320 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231 (214)750-5300
The American Heart Association (AHA) is a voluntary
organization with 130,000 members (physicians,
scientists, and laypersons) in 55 state and regional
groups. AHA produces a variety of publications and
audio-visual materials about the effects of smoking on
the heart. AHA also has developed a guidebook for
incorporating a weight-control component into smoking
cessation programs.
American Lung Association** 1740 Broadway New York, NY
10019 (212)245-8000
A voluntary organization of 7,500 members (physicians,
nurses, and laypersons), the American Lung Association
(ALA) conducts numerous public information programs
about the health effects of smoking. ALA has 59 state
and 85 local units. The organization actively supports
legislation and information campaigns for non-smokers'
rights and provides help for smokers who want to quit,
for example, through "Freedom From Smoking," a self-help
smoking cessation program.
Office on Smoking and Health U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services 5600 Fishers Lane Park Building, Room
110 Rockville, MD 20857
The Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) is the Department
of Health and Human Services' lead agency in smoking
control. OSH has sponsored distribution of publications
on smoking-related topics, such as free flyers on
relapse after initial quitting, helping a friend or
family member quit smoking, the health hazards of
smoking, and the effects of parental smoking on
teenagers.
*In Hawaii, on Oahu call 524-1234 (call collect from
neighboring islands). Spanish-speaking staff members are
available during daytime hours to callers from the
following areas: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
New Jersey (area code 201), New York, and Texas.
**Consult your local telephone directory for listings of
local chapters.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NIH Publication No. 89-1647 Revised April 1988 February
1989
*Adapted from "Clinical Opportunities for Smoking
Intervention - A Guide for the Busy Physician", National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. NIH Pub. 86-2178,
August 1986.
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