YOUTH POLICY LEADERS
Empowering youth to advocate health and equity in San Francisco
A Variety of Resources
Educational Resources
They provide young people the facts about smoking, vaping, nicotine, and the tobacco industry, engage individuals and groups to make a change in their communities, innovate ways to end nicotine addiction and join forces with collaborators committed to a future where tobacco and nicotine addiction are a thing of the past.
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Kick it CA
Call 1-800-300-8086 [English] or 800-600-8191 [Español] to get free, over-the-phone counseling and support in quitting tobacco/nicotine products.
Available for ages (parental consent is required).
Available 7am-9pm and 9am-5pm.
For more information, helpful tips and to enroll and receive services.
Text - "Quit vaping", “No vapear” “戒电子烟” / “戒電子煙”, “베이프 금연”, and “Bỏ Vape” to 66819 for cessation support via text messaging.
Truth Initiate
“This is Quitting” Youth Vaping Cessation Text program
Text “DITCHVAPE” to 88709 for counseling & support via text messages.
SmokeFree.gov
Call 877-448-7848 [English & Español] to speak with a trained counselor from the National Cancer Institute who can provide more information and support with quitting tobacco/nicotine products.
Available Monday-Friday 9am-9pm (EST).
Call 800-784-8669 to connect with your state’s quitline. You can speak with counselors trained specifically to help folks quit smoking.
Hours of operation and services vary from state to state.
Visit SmokeFree.gov
For more information, helpful tips and to enroll and receive services.
“LiveHelp” online counseling
Monday-Friday 9am-9pm (EST).
Text “QUIT” to 47848 to receive texts that send encouragements and messages of support.