Smoking & Tobacco Cessation Education

Thinking about quitting smoking or other tobacco products? We can help you call it quits... for good. Our tobacco cessation programs will help you understand nicotine addiction and develop a plan to decrease your dependency, deal with triggers and cravings, and start new healthy self-care habits.

We believe quitting smoking is the number one step you can take to improve your health. We check in about smoking at every medical visit and offer assistance to quit to anyone using tobacco products. However, motivation to quit needs to come from within you. So when you start thinking about quitting or are ready to quit, we have a menu of options to meet your needs. We will be active partners with you throughout the quit process. Quitting smoking for good can be done and we are here to help!

Our Instructors

Our instructors have an extensive background in facilitating classes and workshops and working with groups, families, and individuals. Instructors are experienced in teaching the skills needed to quit smoking successfully. Many are former smokers. Our Tobacco Cessation Education Coordinator oversees classes and periodically updates the class content to meet current knowledge and practice.

Programs and Services

Choose from either:

• Single or multi-session tobacco cessation classes. You may enroll in these classes through the Health Education Department, your clinical health educator or medical provider.
• Individual appointments with Clinical Health Educators.
• Individual phone counseling through the California Smoker’s Helpline.
• "Breathe", our personalized online quit tobacco program. Log on to the Kaiser Permanente Members web site to enroll

In our Health Education Center you are welcome to pick up free pamphlets on tobacco cessation, use our computer to search for scientific articles, and borrow books and videos. We also sell a Tobacco Cessation Self-Care Kit.

Cessation medications (such as the nicotine patch and bupropion/Zyban) are also available to help decrease cravings and withdrawal symptoms. To receive cessation medications at your prescription co-pay, you must be enrolled in one of the Kaiser Permanente approved cessation programs.