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Smoking Cessation Treatment
Smoking Cessation Treatment Programs for UCLA Faculty, Staff and Patients
The following treatment programs and providers have expertise in assisting patients to stop smoking. If interested, please contact them directly to schedule an initial appointment.
- Smoking Cessation Programs
- UCLA Quit Smoking Research Study
- Physicians with Expertise in Smoking Cessation
- Support Groups
- Help Lines
- Internet-based Support and Information
Smoking Cessation Programs
1. UCLA Freedom From Smoking Program
UCLA Health is now offering an 8-session smoking cessation program to help its employees, family members, and people in the community to finally kick the habit! The "Freedom From Smoking®" program is a well-proven program designed by the American Lung Association®.
The sessions will be held in the 200 UCLA Medical Plaza Building, Suite 204 and runs 90 minutes to 2 hours on Tuesday evenings, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
As part of UCLA Wellness Initiative, the discounted cost for UCLA employees is $100 (for non-UCLA employees, the cost is $150).
Please contact (310) 825-0014 for more information and to sign up today!
UCLA Health
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Ste. 206C
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7038
2. UCLA Psychology Clinic: Quit Smoking Group
The Psychology Clinic at UCLA is offering 7-week group program designed to help you quit smoking. This is an intensive behavioral treatment program for smoking cessation. This program will assist you in every step of the process of quitting smoking, including preparation to quit, quitting, and maintenance. You must sign up for all eight treatment sessions. Read more »
The group meets on Tuesdays from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.
The total cost for all 8 sessions is $100 for UCLA employees and $150 for non-UCLA employees
Call the UCLA Psychology Clinic at 310-825-2305
3. Los Angeles County Tobacco Cessation and Education Resources
Local Listing for Tobacco Cessation and Education Resources Read more »
UCLA Quit Smoking Research Study
1. Ready to quit smoking but need some help doing it? The Addictions Research Laboratory at UCLA is seeking smokers who are ready to quit smoking to participate in a brief smoking intervention. (Study date 9/29/11 - 8/16/12) Read more »
2. Volunteers Needed for a Weight Training & Smoking Cessation Study.
The purpose of this project is to determine the effects of a 12-week resistance training and Nicotine-Replacement Therapy program on cardiovascular function among regular smokers. FREE personal training & strength testing from a certified fitness trainer. FREE Counseling services for smoking cessation. Receive up to $225 in compensation, and more.
Contact Sharon Lee at (310) 825-6611 or download our flyer for complete details ».
Physicians with Expertise in Smoking Cessation
1. UCLA Addiction Medicine Clinic
This specialty clinic located in 300 Medical Plaza is staffed by UCLA Addiction psychiatrists and the UCLA psychiatry residents. All FDA-approved medications for smoking cessation are prescribed for patients. Most insurances are accepted and appointments can be made by calling 310-825-9989
Contact Dr. Timothy Fong for more information
Timothy Fong, MD
Phone: 310-825-1479
E-Mail: tfong@mednet.ucla.edu
2. UCLA Family Health Center: Smoking Cessation
Dr. Keith Heinzerling directs an addiction medicine clinic within the department of Family Medicine and can prescribe all of the FDA-approved medications for smoking cessation.
Family Health Center
1920 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: 310-319-4700
Ask for Yvonne (Clinic Manager) to schedule an appointment
3. UCLA Internal Medicine Group
200 Peter Morton Medical Building
Suite 420
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1685
Phone: 310-206-6232
Michael Ong, MD
Alison Moore, MD
Arthur Gomez, MD
4. UCLA-Affiliated Private Practice Psychiatrists
Jeremy Martinez
10921 Wilshire Boulevard #610
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 737-8499
Reef Karim
9777 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 704
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: (310) 271 8700
Mark Hrymoc
Addiction Medicine Group
Cedars-Sinai Medical Office Towers
8631 W. 3rd St., Suite 920E
Los Angeles, California 90048
Tel 310-601-9999
Fax 310-601-9998
5. Addiction Medicine Specialists
Thomas K. Ciesla, MD, PhD
Thomas K. Ciesla, MD, Inc.
1301 20th Street, Suite 212
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: (310) 315-0300
Fax: (310) 315-0302
tciesla@ucla.edu
Itai Danovitch, MD
Cedar Sinai Medical Center
8730 Alden Drive, Suite W-101
Los Angeles, CA 90077
Phone: (310) 423-8198
Fax: (310) 423-0114
danovitchi@cshs.org
Timothy J. Hayes, MD, MPH
1301 20th St, Suite 210
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: (310) 315-0303
Fax: (310) 315-0302
timhayes@ucla.edu
Robert S. Martin, MD
2811 Wilshire Blvd #620
Santa Monica, CA 90403-4806
Phone: (310) 828-4944
Fax: (310) 828-0125
robertmartinmd@aol.com
Romana Zvereva, MD
10921 Wilshire Blvd, #412
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 821-2151
Fax: (310) 821-0060
romanazvereva@addictionmedicinela.com
Monisha R. Vasa, MD
180 Newport Center Drive, Suite 270
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: (949) 612-3955
mvasamd@gmail.com
Support Groups
1. Nicotine Anonymous
www.nicotine-anonymous.org/
Toll-free number: 1-877-879-6422
Help Lines
1. California Smokers' Helpline
www.californiasmokershelpline.org
1-800-NO-BUTTS (1-800-662-8887)
2. American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org
1-800-548-8252
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Office on Smoking and Health
www.cdc.gov/tobacco
Free quit support line: 1-800-784-8669 (1-800-QUIT-NOW)
4. National Cancer Institute
Toll-free hotline: 1-877-44U-QUIT (1-877-448-7848)
www.smokefree.gov
Internet-based Support and Information
1. Freedom from Smoking Online
www.ffsonline.org
2. American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
3. American Heart Association
1-800-242-8721
www.americanheart.org
4. American Legacy Foundation
1-202-454-5555
www.americanlegacy.org
5. Second Hand Smoke
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke/
6. Society for Nicotine and Tobacco Research
http://www.srnt.org /
7. California Smokers Quitline
1-800-NO-BUTTS
http://www.nobutts.org
