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Healthy Memphis Common Table
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American Lung Association
One Vantage Way, Suite B130, Nashville, TN 37228. Contact Kitty Wright 1-800-432-lung for “Freedom from Smoking” kits. “Freedom from Smoking online classes: “Freedom from Smoking" online classes
Church Health Center of Memphis, Inc. Hope and Healing Center
1115 Union, Memphis, TN 38104. Contact: Daniel Cole at 259-4673, ext. 1677 for more information about the “Commit to Quit” Smoking Cessation Class.
Classes meet once a week for 6 weeks on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. Registration is required. The class is free for Hope & Healing members and Church Health Center patients, and is $60 for others.
Crittenden Memorial Hospital Impact Center
Offers free classes for anyone at the Crittenden Memorial Hospital. Contact Heather Lancaster at 870-735-5527 for more information., 200 Tyler in West Memphis. Classes meet once a week for five weeks.
Dr. Frank Masur, Psychologist
Offers private counseling on Smoking Cessation. Individual sessions are $175 for first session, then $150 per session. Call 761-2424.
Nicotine Anonymous World Services
419 Main Street, PMB # 370, Huntington Beach, CA, 92648, (415) 750-0328. This organization will direct you to meeting sites in your area.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Offers a smoking cessation study called STAR. STAR is for healthy adults ages 18-45 who smoke 5 or more cigarettes each day. For more information call 448-8400.
American Cancer Society
Contact Reginald Bernard, 1378 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104.
(901) 725-8628
For more information, click this link
Centers for Disease Control
University of Memphis Center for Community Health
LEAP Program
LEAP stands for Lifestyle EnhAncement Program. The program helps smokers quit and develop healthier lifestyles. LEAP is for smokers between 18-65 years of age. Participants of the program get an effective stop-smoking program, 6 weeks of free nicotine patches, and either a physical activity or wellness program. Call 678-1710 for more information.
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