Cessation Resources

General Tobacco Cessation (smoking and tobacco):

UWRF Student Health and Counseling Services

Offers free counseling services to students and have Quit Kits for people trying to quit using tobacco.  Students can call Vibrant Health Family Clinic in River Falls (715-425-6701)  to make an appointment to see a health care provider to discuss options for tobacco cessation.  Students can take the Taxi in River Falls at no cost to and from Vibrant Health Family Clinic in River Falls (715-425-7878). For more information about Student Health and Counseling Services, go to:  https://www.uwrf.edu/StudentHealthAndCounseling/

Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line

The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line offers free, 24/7 confidential, non-judgmental coaching and information about how to quit tobacco. Quit coaches help each caller develop an individualized quit plan.  Call 1.800.QUIT.NOW or visit http://www.ctri.wisc.edu/quitline

Minnesota Tobacco Quit Line

The QUITPLAN Helpline offers free phone counseling and personalized support to help you quit tobacco. The program is free for people who live or work in Minnesota and who are uninsured or without coverage through their health plans.  You will speak with a Quit Coach who will discuss your tobacco use and create your personalized plan to quit. After your initial call, you will receive up to four scheduled phone sessions with extra support as needed.  Call 1.888.354.PLAN or visit https://www.quitplan.com/

Tobacco Free U

Offers information about the various types of tobacco that there are and how to help a friend or family member quit using tobacco, how to develop a plan to quit using tobacco, and descriptions of various medications that can help with quitting.  Visit http://www.tobaccofreeu.org/

Smoking Cessation:

Become an Ex

The EX Plan is a free cigarette quit smoking program based on scientific research and practical advice from ex-smokers.  It isn’t just about quitting smoking. It’s about “re-learning life without cigarettes”: This site offers information about how to re-learn how to live a cigarette free life.  It uses a three step process, re-learning habit, re-learning addiction, and re-learning support.  Through these three steps, users can get extra help from the Ex Community.  Visit  http://www.becomeanex.org/

Freedom from Smoking® Online Program

Freedom From Smoking® Online, is a program specifically designed for adults, like you, who want to quit smoking.  This website sets users up in support groups of 8-10 people for 8 sessions. The sessions focus on providing information about nicotine and replacement therapy techniques because no one program is effective with every person.  Visit http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/how-to-quit/freedom-from-smoking/

Smokeless Tobacco Cessation:

My Last Dip

This site is for smokeless tobacco users. Users need a username and password to become “members” of the site. The site itself is a web-based research project website used to evaluate ways to help people quit using smokeless tobacco. When a user goes to the site, there are daily polls asking various questions about smokeless tobacco use.  Visit  http://mylastdip.com/

Kill the Can

This site is dedicated to helping people QUIT dip, smokeless & chewing tobacco.  This site offers an online community of people dedicated to quitting smokeless tobacco and to supporting each other's struggles with a powerful and persistent addiction.  Visit http://www.killthecan.org/

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

This site is intended to help you make your own plan for quitting by offering information about the dangers of smokeless tobacco, understanding addiction, myths and truths about smokeless tobacco, and ways to develop a quit plan as well as struggles tobacco users go through as the cessation process progresses.  Visit http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/OralHealth/Topics/SmokelessTobacco/SmokelessTobaccoAGuideforQuitting.htm