You may be eligible for no-cost over-the-counter smoking cessation products (when prescribed by a doctor) and behavioral modification programs to help you quit.
For details, about covered tobacco cessation resources, call Anthem Health Guide, toll-free, at (844) 437-0486.
A telephone counseling program, offering up to seven FREE sessions of individual telephone support with trained counselors. The California Smokers' Helpline services have been proven in clinical trials to double a smoker’s chances of successfully quitting. The Helpline offers:
one-on-one, telephone counseling to quit smoking
referral to local programs and
self-help materials.
Quit for Life Program- Online program to help you quit smoking. To enroll call 1-866-784-8454
City of Berkeley's Freedom from Tobacco Programs
The Winter 2022 program is offered virtually.
Who: ANYONE 18+ who is ready to quit smoking for good and lives in Berkeley or the Bay Area.
When: 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3/, *2/7, 2/10, 2/27 and 2/24 from 6 to 8 p.m.
*Thursday classes except for 1 Monday on 02/07/2022
To REGISTER: click on this intake form link
For more information, call (510) 981-5330 or email QuitNow@cityofberkeley.info
Offering several cessation resources
Wellness Coaches (Kaiser members, no fees)
call 1-866-251-4514
Individual Counseling 415-833-2200
Call the Department of Medicine or e-mail your provider at www.kp.org and ask to leave a message with a clinical health educator. The clinical health educator will work with your provider to arrange individual smoking cessation counseling sessions.
Modeled after AA, these groups meet online, via phone or in person. Call 1-877-879-6422
The Tobacco Education Center (TEC) at UCSF Medical Center offers classes, as well as individual consultations with doctors trained in treating tobacco addiction.
Call (415) 885-7895.
No-butts: 1-800 no butts https://www.nobutts.org/free-services (this group also has free nicotine patches that can be mailed to your home)