Smoking Cessation Resources
Tobacco-Free St. Louis is dedicated to achieving a healthy, tobacco-free environment for the Greater St. Louis area. The coalition works collaboratively with concerned individuals and organizations to prevent tobacco use, promote tobacco cessation, and provide resources to the community.
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BJC HealthCareA group Sponsored by BJC HealthCare intended to help people who are struggling to kick their smoking habit or are thinking about quitting. BJC Smoking Cessation Interest Group |
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SSM DePaul Health Center FoundationSSM Health Care – St. Louis offers free, quarterly, six-week smoking cessation classes at SSM DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton and SSM St. Mary’s Health Center in Richmond Heights. The Freedom from Smoking program is being offered to patients, employees and the community. The course will assist participants in determining their readiness to quit smoking and provide the tools necessary to increase their success rate in becoming smoke free. Space is limited for these on-going classes. For more information or to register please contact Director of Outpatient Behavioral Health Services, Paul Geerling at (314) 344-7153. SSM DePaul Health Center Foundation |
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American Lung AssociationFreedom From Smoking (FFS), is a nationally recognized adult smoking cessation program designed to help people learn the skills they need to successfully quit tobacco use. It is a seven-week, eight session program that uses positive behavior change in a group setting. Special attention is given to developing a quitting strategy, dealing with recovery symptoms, controlling weight, managing stress through relaxation, assertiveness techniques, and staying off cigarettes. The sessions occur once-a-week and are led by a certified facilitator. Contact Laura Frick at (314)645-5505, x1014 or LFrick@BreatheHealthy.org |
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MercyPut out smoking once and for all, for free. Mercy offers a comprehensive approach to tobacco cessation that's designed to keep you smoke-free for life. Mercy Hospital - St. Louis offers both small group and individualized Freedom From Smoking sessions. These classes are for patients, employees, and the community. Thanks to a grant from the St. Louis County (Communities Putting Prevention to Work), Mercy Hospital – St. Louis will offer Freedom From Smoking at no cost. Classes and materials are FREE. This smoking cessation program, developed by the American Lung Association, was recently named “most effective” in a study by Fordham University. Mercy Hospital – St. Louis is also able to host Freedom From Smoking classes on-location at St. Louis County employers with 50 or more employees. Mercy is also able to hold one hour health lung lectures to organizations, businesses, and schools to educate those about smoking prevention and cessation. Please call Mercy Hospital - St. Louis’s Tobacco Free Coordinator, Heather Hoch, to set up Freedom From Smoking classes at your job site or for information about lung health lectures, at (314)251-3965. To register for the Freedom From Smoking classes (group or one-on-one counseling), call (314)251-4811. Mercy Website |
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St. Anthony'sSt. Anthony’s enforces a campus-wide no-smoking policy in accordance with Joint Commission accreditation standards. In addition, St. Anthony's is concerned about your health. If you are a smoker, or someone in your family or circle of friends is a smoker, we urge you to consider stopping. For smoking cessation class information, call 314-ANTHONY (268-4669) St. Anthony's |
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Saint Louis UniversityFor as many reasons people have to smoke, there are an equal number of ways to quit. Learn how smoking affects your health and receive the tools you need to help prepare and motivate you to quit. Finding the best way for you is key to your success. For more information on this seven-week series offered throughout the year, call (314) 268-7015 or e-mail cancercenter@slu.edu. Personalized smoking cessation consultations are also available. |
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MercyPut out smoking once and for all, for free. Mercy offers a comprehensive approach to tobacco cessation that's designed to keep you smoke-free for life. Mercy Hospital - St. Louis offers both small group and individualized Freedom From Smoking sessions. These classes are for patients, employees, and the community. Thanks to a grant from the St. Louis County (Communities Putting Prevention to Work), Mercy Hospital – St. Louis will offer Freedom From Smoking at no cost. Classes and materials are FREE. This smoking cessation program, developed by the American Lung Association, was recently named “most effective” in a study by Fordham University. Mercy Hospital – St. Louis is also able to host Freedom From Smoking classes on-location at St. Louis County employers with 50 or more employees. Mercy is also able to hold one hour health lung lectures to organizations, businesses, and schools to educate those about smoking prevention and cessation. Please call Mercy Hospital - St. Louis’s Tobacco Free Coordinator, Heather Hoch, to set up Freedom From Smoking classes at your job site or for information about lung health lectures, at (314)251-3965. To register for the Freedom From Smoking classes (group or one-on-one counseling), call (314)251-4811. Mercy Website |
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Young ChoicesYoung Choices, Inc. is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that develops tobacco prevention programs for children, adults, schools, churches, community organizations and businesses. Don Young's versatile program on the hazards of tobacco includes stark pictures of himself, his personal story, and that of others who have suffered tobacco's devastating effects. While there are many prevention programs from which to choose, Young Choices is the most effective program of its kind. If you are a teacher, counselor, or business person trying to prevent or reduce smoking, a Young Choices presentation will definitely make an impact on your audience. We cordially invite you to be one of the next thousand to be touched by the story of a survivor. Young Choices Website |
