The Tobacco Dependence Program (TDP) is dedicated to reducing the harm to health caused by tobacco use. The TDP particularly aims to provide expertise on quitting smoking for those who need it most.
We do this through education, treatment, research and advocacy.
 

Links

The School of Public Health
sph.umdnj.edu

New Jersey Department of Health
Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program
www.state.nj.us/health/as/ctcp/index.html

 

Tobacco Use Information

Tobacco.org
www.tobacco.org
National Clearing House for Alcohol and Drug Information
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Search for tobacco under "drugs of abuse" to obtain tobacco info.
ncadi.samhsa.gov
Get Outraged!
Massachusettes Department of Public Health. Contains smoking facts and information, secrets from big tobacco and a memorial to people who died from a tobacco caused illness.
www.getoutraged.com
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov
Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence (ATTUD)
www.attud.org
TobaccoPedia
The online tobacco encyclopedia
www.tobaccopedia.org
 
Nicotine Anonymous
Contains Nic-A-Literature, also nationwide meeting lists.
www.nicotine-anonymous.org
Silkquit
Quit smoking support website. Contains articles and search engine.
www.silkquit.org
CHOICES
A program targeting smokers with mental illness in NJ.
www.njchoices.org
American Lung Association
Contains NRT Fact Sheet and other resources. Not on Tobacco (NOT) curriculum information (youth stop smoking program) available. Also contains the US Surgeon General's Tobacco Cessation Guidelines, along with a "Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence" fact sheet.
www.lungusa.org
Professional Assisted Cessation Therapy (PACT)
An independent consortium of leaders in the treatment of tobacco dependence whose mission is to lower barriers to broader utilization of cessation therapy through education and advocacy.
www.endsmoking.org
The Foundation for Innovation in Nicotine Dependence
Current smoking treatment methods and medication.
www.findhelp.com
Centers for Disease Control
Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS) Online quit smoking booklets available for adults and teens. Can be printed out.
www.cdc.gov/tobacco
American Psychiatric Association
"Criteria for Short-Term Treatment of Acute Psychiatric Illness" available on-line. Can search website for information on nicotine dependence in relation to psychiatric disorders.
www.psych.org
Surgeon General
"Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence-Clinical Practice Guideline" available online in PDF file. Also contains findings about the latest counseling techniques and drugs for treating tobacco use and dependence.
www.surgeongeneral.gov

Tobacco Dependence Clinic
UMDNJ-School of Public Health Tobacco Dependence Clinic. Contains information about services available at the New Brunswick clinic.
www.tobaccoclinic.org

Nicotine Dependence Center-Mayo Clinic
Information about the NDC and quit smoking info.
www.mayoclinic.org/ndc-rst
ALA-NJ Regional Contact Information
www.lungusa.org/newjersey
Treatobacco.net
a source of evidence-based data and practical support for the treatment of tobacco dependence. It is aimed at physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, psychologists, researchers, policy makers, regulators and anyone interested in the personal and public health issues connected with tobacco use around the world
www.treatobacco.net


Tobacco Control and Advocacy

 
Advocacy Center at ISC
Tobacco control publications available.
www.advocacy.org/publications/index.htm
Action on Smoking and Health
Current smoking news and information.
www.ash.org

American Nonsmoker's Rights Foundation
Tobacco control and advocacy website.
www.no-smoke.org

Smokefree.net
Tobacco control advocacy and mailing lists.
www.smokefree.net

Communities Against Tobacco-NJ
An introduction of the NJ CAT's and contact information by county.
www.state.nj.us/health/as/assist.htm

Join Together Online
Resource for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence.
www.jointogether.org

Badvertising Country
Anti-tobacco advertisements, spoofs on big tobacco's ads. Can be printed out.
www.badvertising.org

Smokefree Movies
Identifies the tobacco industries actions in getting their products into movies. Provides info on how Hollywood interacts with big tobacco.
www.smokefreemovies.ucsf.edu

New Jersey GASP
Group Against Smoking Pollution. A not for profit, educational organization that deals with policy and advocacy.
www.njgasp.org

NCADD New Jersey
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence promotes the prevention and treatment of, and recovery from, alcoholism and drug addiction through advocacy and education.
www.ncaddnj.org

Trinkets & Trash
The online surveillance system and archive of tobacco
products and tobacco industry marketing materials.
www.trinketsandtrash.org
 

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Youth issues regarding tobacco. Tobacco ads available. Contains search engine.
www.tobaccofreekids.org

Ending Nicotine Dependence (END Program)
A tobacco quitting program designed for teens available through the Utah Department of Health.
www.co.utah.ut.us/Dept/HealthPromo/Tobacco/END.asp
NJ REBEL
REBEL is a grassroots movement developed by teens throughout New Jersey with the goal of preventing and reducing tobacco use by their peers.
www.njrebel.com
On Kicking Nicotine
Website geared to teens quitting smoing. Password: KickNic
www.onkickingnicotine.com
Youth Quit2Win
Youth Quit2Win
317 George Street, Suite 210 | New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-2008 | Phone (732) 235-8212 | Fax (732) 235-8297 | info@tobaccoprogram.org