If someone you care about uses tobacco and you want to learn practical ways to help, this website's for you. You can make a real difference.

The Helpers website will teach you the skills you need to talk with someone about their tobacco use without being a "nag". Once trained you will:

• Learn how tobacco use affects health
• Understand what motivates tobacco users to quit
• Know how to provide a brief intervention

As part of the training you will learn how to refer the tobacco user to a quit-tobacco program designed to help them succeed. The Quit for Life®Program has over 20 years of proven success in helping tobacco users quit for good. It’s free and confidential! Please click on the links below to learn more about the program.

• How the Quit for Life Program works
• Information on quitting
• Success stories
• Check coverage for the program

Quitting smoking or dipping can be difficult. People need and deserve help, and you can make a difference in the life and health of someone you care about.

If you want to refer someone to Quit for Life Program now or at any point during or after your training, please click here.

How to Register to be Trained as a Certified Helper:

We require a valid email address and a user name to create your log-in to the Helpers website. Your password will be sent to you at the email address you have provided. You may choose to change your password once you have logged in for the first time. Your user name will be used to personalize your home page. All information provided is confidential. The Helpers Program is in compliance with procedures established by the Institutional Review Board at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine.

Here are some of the things helpers have to say:

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  "I believe most tobacco users want to quit. They're afraid to get started, but I believe they want to"

  --Ruth M.

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  "There was this one guy named Gary... and he told me something early on. He said, 'The urge to smoke is going to pass whether you smoke or not.' And that was something I held with me for a long time..."

  --Fran W.

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  "I think we can make a difference in the lives of other people... I think it's not enough to be committed to doing it, it's learning to do it."

  --Herb S.