Stop Smoking Today

Cigarette smoking increases your risk for a number of health problems, including high blood pressure, stroke and heart disease. But the good news is that when you stop smoking — regardless of how long or how much you smoked, your risk of contracting some of these health problems starts to drop.

The following resources can help you stop smoking today:

Access Health, Inc. (Tobacco Cessation Classes)
231-766-7101 

American Cancer Society
1-800-227-2345
www.cancer.org

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
202-638-5577
www.acog.org

American Heart Association
1-800-242-1793
www.amhrt.org

American Lung Association of Michigan
1-800-586-4872
www.lungusa.org

Mercy Health Partners Life Counseling (Individual therapy)
231-726-3582

Mercy Health Partners, Muskegon Community Health Project's Lakeshore Lung Program (Adult smoking cessation class, Freedom From Smoking)
231-672-3211
powerscl@mchp.org

Mercy Health Partners Pharmacies (Over-the-counter and prescription medications)
www.mhprx.com

Michigan Tobacco Quitline
1-800-QUIT-NOW
(Provides medication and coaching for Medicaid and Medicare patients, veterans, the uninsured and patients of federally funded health clinics)

National Cancer Institute
1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237)
www.cancer.gov

National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention (LCAT)
www.nlcatp.org

National Women's Health Information Center
1-800-994-WOMAN (1-800-994-9662)
www.womenshealth.gov/smoking-how-to-quit/

Nicotine Anonymous
1-877-TRY-NICA (1-877-879-6422)
www.nicotine-anonymous.org

Office on Smoking and Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
770-448-5705
www.cdc.gov/tobacco

Quit The NIC Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network
1-800-811-1764
www.bcbsm.com

Smokefree.gov (Online materials, including info on state quit lines)
www.smokefree.gov

Smoke-Free Families (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
smokefreefamilies.tobacco-cessation.org/

Why Quit?
www.whyquit.com