California Smoker’s Helpline:       

English   1-800-662-8887
Mandarin/Cantonese:           1-800-838-8917
Spanish:  1-800-456-6386
Korean:  1-800-556-5564
Vietnamese  1-800-778-0866
TDD/TYY  1-800-933-4833

Stop Smoking Programs in San Francisco click here for PDF of list

This list is for information purpose only. Inclusion on this list does not constitute an endorsement or approval by the Tobacco Free Project of the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

San Francisco Tobacco Free Project funded programs – Free Services!

 

African American Tobacco Free Project   Faith-based cessation in Bayview-Hunters Point and Western Addition, on-going classes. Call for information or contact via email: stinedaniel@hotmail.com

777-3229 x 313

Asian Perinatal Advocates   730 Commercial St. Second hand smoke and tobacco education in Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Laotian. Referrals to Chinese language cessation services.

616-9797

Chinatown Public Health Center   1490 Mason Street.  Tobacco education and cessation program in Cantonese. One on one cessation and group acupuncture clinics available.

364-7908

The Last Drag    Group cessation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV+ smokers. Free.  Website: www.lastdrag.org  Email: info@lastdrag.org

339-STOP

339-7867

SF Tobacco Free Project Stop Smoking Program at SFGH 1001 Potrero Ave. Weekly group cessation classes at SFGH, after care telephone support, monthly relapse prevention group, consultation, wheel chair accessible. No charge. website: www.sfsmokefree.org 

Email: sfsmokefree@aol.com

206-6074

206-4314

Sunset Russian Tobacco Education Project   Ocean Park Health Center, 1351 24th Ave. Quit smoking clinics in Russian language. Call for schedule. No Charge.

682-1963 (English)

682-1972 (Russian)

UCSF/SFGH Internet Health Research Center: Smoking Latinos and the Web A bilingual website created to test and develop free smoking cessation interventions via the Internet. Staffed by faculty of the UCSF School of Medicine.

www.stopsmoking.ucsf.edu

 or

 www.dejardefumar.ucsf.edu

UCSF/SFGH Programa Latino para Dejar de Fumar:  1001 Potrero Ave, Ward 21. Face-to-face counseling, ground mail and Internet cessation interventions available for Spanish-speaking adults.  Referrals for minors also available.  No charge.

206-5151

 

 

Non-profit organization and Hospital programs – some are fee for service

 

American Heart Association   120 Montgomery St., #1650 Self-help materials, referrals.

433-2273

BREATHE California (formerly American Lung Association of SF/SM Counties) 2171 Junipero Serra Blvd, #720.  Support groups, self-help materials, and on-line smoking cessation clinic. $45 fee. http://www.ggbreathe.org/.

650-994-5864

Chinese Community Health Resource Center   835 Jackson St. Referrals to Cantonese/Mandarin programs.

677-2473

Community Health Resource Center   2100 Webster St, Suite 100. Educational materials and referral to cessation services.

923-3155

Non-profit organization and Hospital programs – Continued

 

Kaiser Permanente   2241 Geary Blvd. Three available cessation formats. Call for information.

833-3450

Pacific Care Stop Smoking Program: Free and Clear   One-on-one phone counseling. Available in Spanish and English. For Pacific Care clients only.

800-292-2336

SF General Hospital Smoking Cessation and Relapse Prevention Program   1001 Potrero Ave. Cessation groups, weekly relapse prevention support. No charge.

206-5449

Smart Recovery   St. Francis Hospital, 900 Hyde St., 2nd Floor. Cessation groups and relapse prevention. Mon & Wed., 7:00-8:30 PM. http://www.threeminutetherapy.com

673-2848

Tobacco Education Center at UCSF Medical Center at Mt. Zion   600 Divisadero St, Room A535.  Cessation groups, weekly relapse prevention support, physician consultation. $50 fee.

885-7895

UCSF Habit Abatement Clinic 1515 Scott St.  Group and individual interventions including nicotine patch, nicotine gum and Zyban. Clinical research studies. No charge. www.ucsf.edu/nosmoke

476-7453

Veterans Administration Medical Center 4150 Clement St.  Individual counseling and group cessation for veterans. No charge.

221-4810

Ext 3142

 

 

Alternative/Self-Help Programs – Most programs are fee for service

 

Acupuncture by Tamara Ostrovsky, LAC, RRT, RCP   2320 Sutter Street, Ste101. Acupuncture and Detox treatment for smoking cessation using the NADA method by a registered respiratory therapist with 14 years experience. Call for fees.

 

665-3570

963-2111

Herzberg & Associates   425 Market St, Suite 2200.  Individual hypnosis for smoking cessation.  Call for free one hour CD for stress reduction and to learn more.

(800) QUIT 1 HR

Hypnosis for Health    815 Hyde Street, Suite 302. Hypnosis, CD’s. Three years of free relapse prevention support included. Call for fees.  http://www.hypnosisforhealth.com

775-7797

Nicotine Anonymous   12-step self-help group program. Call for locations and hours.

750-0328

Stop Smoking Instantly  One on one hypnosis during a one hour session. CD available. Lifetime support. SF office opens Oct 2006. Call for fees. http://www.stopsmokinginstantly.com/

650-400-5688

Stop Smoking Now Program   One Embarcadero Center. One session smoking cessation program, Hypnotherapy, CD’s, free phone consultation, lifetime guarantee, sliding scale. East Bay clinic also. http://www.intendbalance.com/

925- 215-4017

Quan Yin Center    455 Valencia Street. Low fee acupuncture clinic for smoking cessation. Call for fees.  Click here for contact information

 

861-4964


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