Smoking cessation programs and other resources are listed by city or region.  For details, click on the name of the city or region.  Additional information about each program or resource can be obtained from the contact person or office listed.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) and American Lung Association of Virginia (ALAV) may have information on other classes or resources in your area.  Call: 1-800-ACS-2345 or 1-800-LUNG USA.

For online cessation assistance and toll-free Quitlines, visit the Related Links pages

If you are aware of other programs and resources not listed or any corrections needed, please submit a Program Data Application form or contact us.

Inclusion in the Resource Directory does not constitute endorsement by the Virginia Department of Health or the Alliance for the Prevention and Treatment of Nicotine Addiction.

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  • www.smokefreeVCU.org (Registered VCU students only.  Students' stories: ex-smokers and never smokers - everyone at this site is smokefree, find out what they have to say about living smokefree; also find great posters to print out and, if you're a smoker, find out how to quit on your own terms. Sharing experiences is encouraged.)

  • www.smokefreeCAMPUS.org (Resources and ideas to help campus and other health professionals reduce tobacco use at the college level.)

Program Descriptions:
Individual/group counseling provided (for students & significant others only) at college health center.  Group counseling is by special arrangement only and telephone counseling is available by calling the clinic. (Continued on next page…)

Community Education services:
Includes free lectures on health-related topics, such as practical tips for cessation, advertising & tobacco.  Web site also available.

Smokefree College Campus Resource Guide:
"Tobacco Use Reduction Guide for Colleges and Universities" produced by VCU and available, while supplies last, to help other colleges implement school-based media campaigns and cessation strategies (to prevent/reduce tobacco use).

Cessation Services:
Face-to-face, group and telephone counseling, supervised medication support (nicotine replacement or Zyban), web-based support and relapse prevention counseling (for recent quitters).

Program site is wheelchair accessible and accessible by public transportation.  Services available to VCU students only (smokers/smokeless tobacco users).

Hypnotherapy

Location:
Stop Smoking Clinic of America, Inc.                                         Contact:   Cecelia LePage, CHT, CMT
9903 Husting Court, Chesterfield, VA 23832                             Email: stopsmokingclinic@hotmail.com
(804) 796-5921                                                                        Web site: www.stopsmokingin5days.com


Program Description:
This private program offers 5 consecutive days of preparation for quitting.  Sessions are held for 2 hours a day, Monday through Friday, and clients then have access to a 24-hour live hotline.  The program includes aversion strategies, hypnosis, weight control, vitamins for withdrawal prevention, stress management, re-education, and videos.  It is facilitated by a certified hypnotherapist, massage therapist and Reiki Master.

Program Services:
Small group counseling, telephone counseling, and hypnosis with cognitive/behavioral counseling.
Services are available for cigarette, cigar and pipe smokers and smokeless tobacco users.  Languages: English

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