Organizations
The following organizations may provide more information about the health
effects of secondhand smoke or how to deal with it.
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
2013 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 659-4310
American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
1-800-ACS-2345
American Lung Association
1740 Broadway, 14th
Floor
New York, NY 10019
(212)315-8700
(800)LUNGUSA
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville
Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
(800)AHA-USA1
(242-8721)
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights
2530 San Pablo Avenue, Suite J
Berkeley, CA 94702
(510)
841-3032
National Cancer Institute
Building 31, Room 10A24
Bethesda, MD 20892
1-800-4-CANCER
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health
4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 42226-1998
1-800-35-NIOSH
Office on Smoking and Health
Centers for Disease Control
Mail Stop K-50
4770 Buford Highway, NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
1-800-CDC-1311
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse
(IAQ INFO)
P.O. Box 37133
Washington, D.C. 20013-7133
1-800-438-4318
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD
20824-0105
Inclusion here does not imply endorsement by CDC. Note that Web sites change often.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/how2quit.htm
The National Women's Health Information Center (Office on Women's Health,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
www.4women.org* (click on "how to quit
smoking")
American Lung Association Quit Smoking Action Plan
www.lungusa.org/partner/quit/*
The Great American Smokeout
www.quitsmoking.com/kopykit/reports/smokeout.htm*
Mayo Clinic's Stop Smoking Planner
www.mayohealth.org/home* (click on
"healthy lifestyle planners," and then click on "stop smoking")
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: A Clinical Practice Guideline
www.cdc.gov/tobacco (click on "how to
quit," then click on "treating
tobacco use. . .")
For pregnant women:
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
409 12th Street,
SW
Washington, DC 20024
(202)638-5577
Contact your state health department to find out if phone counselors are available in your state.
