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.orgNational 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.govAmerican Heart Association
7272 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75231
Phone: 1-800-AHA-USA-1 (1-800-242-8721) www.americanheart.orgResources at Cedars-Sinai
Wellness Solutions
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
444 S. San Vicente Blvd., Room 901
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 1-800-CEDARS-1 (1-800-233-2771) or 1-310-423-9700


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)