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The Time Is Right - http://www.thetimeisright.co.uk/
Support and practical information on stopping smoking. |
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Quit Now - The National Tobacco Campaign - http://www.quitnow.info.au/
Australian National Tobacco Campaign offers a one-stop-shop with all the information you need on the campaign and how to get information on quitting. |
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Smoking Cessation Consumer Tools Kit - http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/
Although primarily aimed at helping doctors educate patients, much of the material is helpful to anyone who wants to quit smoking. |
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Tobacco Cessation Guidelines - http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/default.htm
Materials for consumers and clinicians from the Surgeon General including a 5-day plan to get ready, tips for the first week, five common myths about quitting; most materials provided in English and Spanish. |
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http://www.quitnet.com - http://www.quitnet.com
Providing tools, information, and support, including message boards, chat rooms, interactive questionnaires, and personalized quitting suggestions. |
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MedlinePlus: Smoking Cessation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smokingcessation.html
Resources from the U.S. National Library of Medicine. |
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Circle of Friends - http://www.join-the-circle.org
Organization helping people break their addiction to tobacco. Statistics, tips for quitting, and a bulletin board for sharing stories. |
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1-800-QuitNow, Quit Smoking Resource - http://1800quitnow.cancer.gov/
A free resource including quit coaches and quit plans supporting those wishing to quit smoking or chewing tobacco. |
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The California Smokers' Helpline - http://www.californiasmokershelpline.org/
A telephone program designed to help people kick the habit. Free of charge. |
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TryToStop.org - http://www.trytostop.org/
Scientific information, peer support; covers quitting obstacles, social situations, urges, weight control, withdrawal, special section for women and girls, getting support, finding help, and factsheets. |
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Smoking Cessation by About.com - http://quitsmoking.about.com/
Provides tips, articles, and success stories. |
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Smoking: Don't give up giving up - http://www.givingupsmoking.co.uk/
Official site produced by the NHS Health Education Authority. Useful advice on how to give up and you can ask for regular supportive e-mails. |
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Canadian Cancer Society: For Smokers Who Don't Want to Quit - http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/standard/0,3182,3172_368202_333100778_langId-en,00.html
What's not here: advice on how to quit; lectures about how to quit; ways to cut back. What is here: how to deal with people who nag you to quit; understanding personal reasons for smoking; some facts about quitting. |
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Arizona Smokers' Helpline - http://www.ashline.org/
Offers research-based toll-free telephone outreach and support service to Arizona residents who are trying to quit tobacco and remain tobacco-free. Includes information on the effects of using tobacco and online email help from a certified counselor. |
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Joe Chemo: A Camel Who Wishes He'd Never Smoked - http://www.joechemo.org/
Test your tobacco IQ, get a Smoke-o-Scope, tips on quitting and contact details. |
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Quit4 Life - http://www.quit4life.com/
Interactive web presentation explores how different people quit. In English and French languages. |
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American Cancer Society: Quitting Tips - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ped/ped_10_3.asp?sitearea=ped
Information on how to stop smoking or quit using smokeless tobacco, options for help, and tips for after quitting. |
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Committed Quitters - http://www.committedquitters.com
Designed to work along with your patch or gum to help you quit smoking for good. Sponsored by the patch/gum manufacturer. |
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British Heart Foundation Smoking Microsite - http://www.bhf.org.uk/smoking
"Give up before you clog up" campaign provides information about the damage caused by smoking whilst giving advice and guidance on methods for stopping smoking. |
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Smokersline.ca - Yukon Tobacco Reduction Strategy - http://www.smokersline.ca/
Every year, Yukoners just like you quit smoking. Each success is built on a unique combination of planning, desire, motivation, strategy, support and willpower. |
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Quit Smokeless Organization - http://www.quitsmokeless.org/
When you're ready to quit, find the resources here that you need to kick the can. Information and support from people who've been there. |
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Smoking Cessation - http://www.smoking-cessation.org
Resource center for aspiring quitters. Offers facts about nicotine addiction, profiles of medications that can reduce the urge to smoke, and a free newsletter. |
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Dr. Jeff's Quit Commit Program - http://www.quitcommit.com
Aims to help people of all ages to quit smoking cigarettes or stop using other forms of tobacco. Tools, resources, information, links and support for people to kick the habit. |
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Help for Tobacco Addiction - http://www.smokehelp.org/
Effects, quitting information, questions and answers, secondhand smoke. "If Tobacco does not kill you it makes your life a living hell." |
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Oregon Tobacco Quit Line - http://www.oregonquitline.org/
A free telephone service available to all Oregon residents who want to stop using tobacco. |
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Smoking Cessation, Quality of Life, and Older Persons - http://www.tcsg.org/tobacco/cessation.htm
Information on and access to materials concerning smoking cessation, the effects of smoking cessation on the health of older persons, and the value of healthy lifestyles for older persons. |
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The Sober Alcoholic's Stop Smoking Support Page - http://www.unhooked.com/nosmoke/
Lots of information on the subject, extensively footnoted. "Most alcoholics or drug addicts have several addictions, and smoking is the most common other addiction by far. Many alcoholics in recovery do not realize that their cigarette smoking is probably an even greater threat to their health and survival than their drinking was. Did you know that more alcoholics die of diseases related to smoking than of diseases related to drinking?" |
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I-quit-smoking.com - http://www.i-quit-smoking.com
Interesting wrinkle: provides a web-based email address yourname@i-quit-smoking.com in connection with their quitsmoking.com bulletin board. Don't look here for critical evaluation of the products they sell. But reasonable free section of advice and support. |
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Bud Ellis's Home Page - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/6100/
A web page in the memory of Bud Ellis who died August 23, 1998. Bud speaks simply and plainly about his life, as he was nearing its end. Also good resources on quitting. |
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Tales From the Quit - http://www.woofmang.com/
A collection of essays, stories, rambles, and rants written during the author's first year of freedom from smoking. Offers quit tips, insight, humor, and hope. |
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Smoking - Why Is It So Hard to Quit? - http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.798/healthissue_detail.asp
Article by David Krogh notes nicotine's ability both to increase mental concentration and to control stress, with suggestions for coping with addiction. From American Council on Science and Health. |
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Dr. Bob's Quit Smoking Page - http://unr.edu/homepage/shubinsk/smoke.html
Helpful facts and tips on how and why to quit smoking prepared by Dr. Bob, a physician. Well organized site with information on why you smoke, different methods of quitting, and statistics on the costs of smoking. |
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Interactive Life Zone - http://www.healthpromcornwall.org
Tips for quitting smoking. Information on the effects of smoking. |
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Quit Smoking - QuitWA - http://www.quitwa.com.au/
Assistance for quitting smoking, including reasons to quit, how to quit, and staying a non-smoker. Government of Western Australia. |
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Getting Quit - http://www.heartpoint.com/smoking.html
"It is indeed the hardest thing many people (including myself) have done...however it can be done" Why quit; why it's so hard; besides the addiction to nicotine, what keeps me smoking? methods of quitting; products; what if I relapse; secondhand smoke. |
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QuitBuddies -- Your AS3 Pals! - http://www.quitbuddies.org
An album of faces to go with some of the names you know from the AS3 newsgroup, as well as a few quitting-related tips and links, and a lot of silliness and diversion. |
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Soyouwanna Quit Smoking? - http://soyouwanna.com/site/syws/quit/quit.html
Reviews zyban; nicotine patches, gums, and inhalers; tapering off; "cold turkey"; acupuncture; lasers; hypnosis. Concludes with advice on how to prepare yourself emotionally for quitting. |
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Stopping Smoking: ASH's 15 Tips - http://oldash.org.uk/html/factsheets/html/fact24.html
From ASH-UK. Support and encouragement, especially for smokers in the UK who'd like to quit. |
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Freedom From Tobacco Network - http://fft.xolara.com/
Information about quitting and quitting aids written by people who have successfully quit using tobacco products. |
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http://www.mindspa.co.uk - http://www.mindspa.co.uk
London quit-smoking clinics use NLP and hypnosis. |