Smoking Cessation

University Health Service (UHS)

Health Promotion Office

Smoking Cessation

University Services

University Health Service (UHS)
Phone:     275-2662
UHS Locations & Hours
Services:

Appointments with UHS primary care providers

Assistance with cutting down or quitting use of tobacco

Information about nicotine replacement products and medications to help you quit

Confidential care and services

Referrals to specialists

Laboratory testing

Payment:   The cost of visits to UHS is covered by the mandatory health fee paid by full-time students. For other patients, visits are on a fee-for-service basis.
UHS Health Promotion Office
Phone:     273-5775
UHS Locations & Hours
Services:

Our Health Educator can help you or your group plan events and programs to raise awareness about the health effects of tobacco, smoking cessation, and other related topics.

The UHS web site has an extensive amount of information about tobacco and smoking cessation, at www.rochester.edu/uhs/healthtopics/Tobacco

Payment:   No charge for services.
University Counseling Center (UCC)
Phone:     275-2361 or 275-3113
Website:   www.rochester.edu.ucc
UCC Locations & Hours
Services:

Individual, couples, and group therapy.

Payment:   The mandatory health fee covers the cost of visits to UCC.

Other Campus Services

Colleges Against Cancer
Website: www.rochester.edu/living/organizations/public/viewclubs.php

Mission: Colleges Against Cancer is a nationwide collaboration of college students, faculty, and staff dedicated to eliminating cancer by initiating and supporting programs for cancer education in college communities.
Services:

Student-sponsored events and programs for cancer-related education and fundraising

For contact information, check the Campus Club Connection website.

Community Services

American Cancer Society, Community Based Program
Phone:     (585) 288-1950 x111
Address:   1400 Winton Road North, Rochester, NY 14609
Free Quit Kits: For New York State residents, the Smoking Research Program provides information on smoking cessation resources in your area. In partnership with the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, the Smoking Research Program offers free Community Quit Kits. The Community Quit Kits provide programs and services are available for people who want to quit smoking. To have a Community Quit Kit mailed to you, call 1-888-222-3993.
Greater Rochester Area Smoking Program (GRASP)
Funded by the NYS Department of Health and the Monroe County Department of Health
Phone:     (585) 256-8469
Address:   2700 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618
Services:

Targets adolescents and adults, including pregnant and parenting women, through culturally competent prevention programs and cessation interventions.

Rochester Tobacco Treatment Center
Phone:     (585) 530-2020
Address:   220 Alexander Street, Suite 409, Rochester, NY 14607
Nicotine Anonymous
Phone:     (415) 750-0328 (national)
Website:   www.nicotine-anonymous.org
Address:   The Burning Desires Group of Nicotine Anonymous
Thursdays, 7:30pm at Brighton United Church of Christ
1095 East Henrietta Road, Brighton, NY
Contact: 585.533.1127
New York State Smokers Quitsite
Quit Site Phone: 1-866-697-8487 (NY-QUITS) Website:   www.nysmokefree.com
Services:

Comprehensive summary of cessation resources

FREE starter kit of Nicotine Patches, Gum or Lozenges for eligible NYS smokers

Trained Quitline Specialists offering help with quit plans

Information about local stop smoking programs

Informational taped messages

Qweb
Websites:   www.qweb.org
Services:

Self-help smoking cessation website for teens and adults, sponsored by the Greater Rochester Area Tobacco Cessation Center (GRATCC).