Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Resources -
New Jersey and National

New Jersey Resources

Center for Prevention & Counseling
Cindy Meakem, CHES, 973-383-4787
cindy@centerforprevention.org

Mom's Quit Connection
Merle Weitz, 856-675-5322 mweitz@snjpc.org
Cathy Butler, 856-675-5289 cbutler@snjpc.org

NJ Quitline/(800) QUIT-NOW
A free service with educational materials and coaches who can help you quit smoking or chewing tobacco. Call the phone numbers (866) 657-8677 or (800) 784-8669 for more information.

South Jersey Community Partnership for a Tobacco-Free New Jersey
Dr. Robert Zlotnick, CEO ceo@atlprev.org
Kimberly Burns, 609-272-0964
atlanticctpfnj@aol.com

Vineland Health Department
Emma Lopez, 856-794-4261 x4709
elopez@vinelandcity.org

Privately Funded Cessation Services Available in NJ:

• Atlantic Health
  Call 800-247-9580, or go to the website, click on Classes and Screening
• HiTOPS, Inc
  iQuit! Program for 13 to 27 year olds through counseling and possible Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
  Ivy Pearlstein 609-683-5155 x212 ivy@hitops.org
• Saint Barnabas Behavioral Health Center
  Essex/Union: Dennis Lee (Tobacco Treatment Specialist)
  973-926-7978 denlee@sbhcs.com
  Ocean/Monmouth: Helene Long, CTTS (Tobacco Treatment
  Specialist)
  732-886-4149 hlong@sbhcs.com
• Shore Memorial Hospital (Atlantic County)
  609-653-3440, quitcenter@shorememorial.org
  NOTE: This program is very affordable and open to anyone.
• Somerset Medical Center (Somerset)
  Dr. Chris Kotsen, 908-685-2442 ckotsen@somerset-healthcare.com
• UMDNJ Tobacco Dependence Program, School Of Public Health,
  Dr. Michael Steinberg, 732-235-8222
  NOTE: This program services the community now as well as UMDNJ oncology patients.

Learn about becoming a certified tobacco treatment specialist through the UMDNJ School of Public Health Tobacco Training Program.

National Resources

American Cancer Society
 
American Legacy Foundation
 
American Lung Association
 
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Guidelines of School Health Programs to Prevent Tobacco Use and Addiction
Smoking and Tobacco Use

Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium

National Alliance for Tobacco Cessation
EX - Re-learn life without cigarettes

National Cancer Institute
Smokefree.gov
Smokefree Español
Smokefree Teen
Smokefree Women
Quitting Chewing Tobacco and Snuff - Telephone and Online Chat Service
Tobacco Control Research Branch, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health
Spit Tobacco - A Guide for Quitting

National Institutes of Health
Smoking Cessation Resources

North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC)

Office of the Surgeon General, US Dept of Health & Human Services
Secondhand Smoke: What it Means to You

Quitnet.com

US Dept of Health & Human Services
Womenshealth.gov – Smoking and How to Quit

The University of Arizona, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Helpers Program