Cessation/Quitting

1-800-No-Butts is now Kick it California 

Kick It California phone numbers are live. Staff members are ready to greet you.
• English: 800-300-8086
• Spanish: 800-600-8191
 

Note: California Smokers’ Helpline Phone Numbers are still operational. If someone calls the old numbers, they will still reach a cessation provider.
 
➤ Kick It California website, kickitca.org will launch at the end of September.
Visitors to the site before launch will see a Coming Soon message and will be directed to:
• quit.nobutts.org for help to quit smoking
• novapes.org for help to quit vaping
 

Kick it CA clients Michael smoking

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to learn how the         "I Can Quit"      Text Program Works.

Free Nicotine Patches

California Smokers' Helpline Free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)

Smoking/Vaping & Coronavirus (COVID-19): Give your lungs a fighting chance

This is Quitting from the Truth Initiative:
You Got This. You Can Quit JUULing. Text DITCHJUUL to 887-09 for help. Opens in new windowResources for teens & youth

This is Quitting is a free quit-vaping and quit-smoking mobile program and is one of the few resources available designed specifically for teens and young adults.

Resources for parents and adults

Are you a parent of a young person who vapes? Parents can text QUIT to (202) 899-7550 to sign up to receive text messages designed specifically for parents of vapers. If you are an adult looking for support to quit vaping or stop using any tobacco product, BecomeAnEX offers comprehensive web and mobile tools. Parents of vapers can also sign up for BecomeAnEX, where they can indicate that they are a parent of a young person who vapes, and access a supportive online community and a full interactive website of information about how nicotine addiction works and different approaches to quit.

More about the Truth Initiative’s cessation resources

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California Smokers' Helpline Resources:
Call toll free: 1-844-8-NO-VAPE                                            (1-844-866-8273)

Support by phone, online and text

Medi-Cal Checklist: How to Get Quit Aids

Getting Quitting Aids From Your Pharmacy

First, talk to your doctor and ask if quitting is right for you. If it is, then get a prescription for one of the quitting aids on the Medi-Cal Contract Drug list below.

   NicoDerm CQ patches            

   Nicorette Gum

   Nicorette- lozenges

   Zyban

   Chantix

Contact Us

  1. Anne Reugebrink

    Project Coordinator
    Email
    Phone: 530-993-6742
    More Information

  2. Prevention Building

    Physical Address
    350 Third Street
    Loyalton, CA 96118

    Mailing Address
    PO Box 7
    Loyalton, CA 96118

    Phone: 530-993-6701
    Emergency: 911

Area Providers:

Truckee Area Smoking Cessation Help


Free Quit Apps:

  • LIVESTRONG MyQuit coach

  • Quit smoking: Cessation Nation

  • Smoke-Free

  • Get Rich or Die Smoking

  • SmokeFree- Quit Smoking Slowly

Marijuana Cessation Resources:


American Lung Association: 1-800-586-4872 or visit: www.lung.org

Drug Free Helpline: 1-855-DRUG FREE (1-855-378-4373) or visit www.drugfree.org

National Institute for Drug Abuse: 1-877-643-2644 or visit www.drugabuse.gov