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  Category : Colorado Resources (5) | | | Over 600 Denver area smoke-free meetings. At this website clients can search for specific meeting types, such as gay/lesbian, Spanish-speaking, specific locations, etc. | | | Cessation guidelines, quit tips, fact sheets, youth use. | | | Offers support, resources, chat rooms, free counseling and access to free nicotine replacement patches, which take about two weeks for delivery. | | | Tobacco help for gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgendered communities of Colorado: fact sheets, quit tips, self-assessment tools, advice for supporting others’ quit attempt, links to GLBT web sites. | | | 303.692.2510 Provides info, resources, and links to four major topics: Cessation, Youth & Young Adults, Secondhand Smoke, and Disparities (Groups disporportionately effected by tobacco such as Latinos, African-Americans, and individuals being treated for substance use or mental health disorders). Has free posters and other resources materials related to tobacco control. | | Category : National Resources (15) | | | Offers an online course on tobacco cessation for SA populations designed to provide treatment professionals with clinical tools to help clients quit tobacco use. | | | 1-800-ACS-2345 Facts and statistics about effects of tobacco use and quitting; advocacy; support. | | | 1-866-66-START. Supports programs to help individuals quit smoking. A Quitline for pregnant smokers. | | | 1-800-LUNG-USA Facts and statistics about effects of tobacco use and quitting. | | | | | | Research, advocacy, policy analysis, community education, training and info specifically for the Latino community; includes a clearinghouse of materials and a section on FAQs. | | | 1-617-927-6451. Resources, links, quit help, outreach, and facts for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered tobacco users, including advice for non-users who want to help. Useful links to other LGBT web sites. | | | Smoking cessation methods and education about health issues related to pregnancy and smoking. Postpartum relapse prevention strategies; policy issues; help for pregnant women and families. | | | Provides cessation tools and links to cessation support and tobacco use education. Has a nice link to clinical trials on smoking cessation that are currently running. | | | Tobacco Cessation Resource page with great links for clients and clinicians, including supportive materials, pocket cards, fact sheets, and a variety of clinical guidelines for treating tobacco dependence, including special populations and Treating Tobacco | | | Offers national statistics on tobacco use in the U.S. | | | An excellent website focused specifically on substance abuse treatment providers. Has sample tobacco policies; offer modality specific webinars. | | | A good website with information specific to behavioral health; has good information on Medicaid benefits for tobacco treatment | | | | | | | | Category : Youth Sites (10) | | | Describes the tobacco ads one boy sees in a day. Reveals how the tobacco advertisers surround kids with advertisements. | | | Initiatives, info, special reports, tobacco ad gallery. Sponsors Kick Butts Day ( http://kickbuttsday.org/), an annual celebration of youth advocacy, leadership and activism. | | | Colorado’s youth movement against the tobacco industry. Facts, actions, politics. | | | Youth organization serving low-income minority girls. "Friendly PEERsuasion" program helps girls avoid drugs & alcohol. See web section Strong Girls/Know your body/Up in smoke. | | | Girls learn about issues that affect body, mind and spirit. Watch videos, take surveys, ask for medical advice, and chat with other girls. See Sex, Body, & Health/Smoking: Crush the Butts. | | | Research questions, current news and web sites related to tobacco prevention for youth. | | | Colorado site designed to help youth aged 13-24 “own your choice” and deal with consequences. Interactive: “Fix-Nixer” to help quit, chat rooms, contests, downloads, and tobacco facts. See also www.quitdoingit.com aimed at 18-24 year olds. | | | The FixNixer is the free, anonymous and customized program that puts you in control of your quit plan and helps you quit smoking or chewing tobacco in just 21 days. With a little input from you, the FixNixer will create a personalized program that carves out your best path to quitting and gives you all the support you need to get there, including tips and tools that help you get ready for your quit date, a community forum, your own online QuitBlog, and even personalized text messages that help you stay strong when you’re feeling the urge to give up. | | | Interactive site for teens to play action games and win prizes while learning about tobacco use. | | | Innovative and fun program that teaches fifth graders about the short-term, image-based consequences of tobacco use and how to think critically about tobacco advertising. |
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