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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Quit4 Life - http://www.quit4life.com/
Interactive web presentation explores how different people quit. In English and French languages. |
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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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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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The Time Is Right - http://www.thetimeisright.co.uk/
Support and practical information on 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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Smoke-Free Virginia - http://www.smokefreevirginia.org
Guide to smoking cessation resources in Virginia, quit plan tips and links to related sites to help you stop smoking or using tobacco and gain freedom from nicotine addiction. |
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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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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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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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Alt.Support.Stop-Smoking Usenet Newsgroup Web Site & Archive - http://www.swen.uwaterloo.ca/~bpekilis/as3/as3.html
Features a FAQ, quitting tips, an archive of past newsgroup articles with information to help break the habit of smoking. Includes links to other sites. |
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Free Web-based Smoking Cessation Study - http://stopsmoking.ucsf.edu
A web-based intervention and clinical trial to help people quit smoking, developed by researchers at the University of California. |
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Smokenders Australia website - http://www.smokenders.com.au
Instructional and group program; claims 92% success rate, but doesn't mention how or when that number was arrived at. The usual testimonials. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Tobacco-Free Ways: Pima County's Tobacco Education and Prevention Program - http://www.tobaccofreeways.org
Oregon based group offers quit tips, programs, discounts, and advice. |
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Smoke-Free Zone - http://webhost.bridgew.edu/jhayesboh/nosmoke/index.htm
Environmental and health reasons to quit smoking, especially for college students, provided by a concerned professor. |
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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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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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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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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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Nicotine Addiction - http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/Newsletter/FPN_3_39.html
Treatment and prevention information for healthcare professionals and the public. |
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Smoking Cessation Programs in Rhode Island - http://www.ricancercouncil.org/resources/smoking.php
Listing of over a dozen smoking cessation programs in Rhode Island using a variety of proven methods to help people of all ages quit smoking. |
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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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My Fight for My Life - http://xsle0.tripod.com/index.html
A personal, health related reason to quitting smoking. Philosophy based on the Serenity Prayer. |
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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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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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Be a Quitter...Just This Once! - http://psychiatry.ouhsc.edu/besmokefree/intro3.html
Oklahoma City VA Medical Center presentation on readiness to quit smoking. Veterans and others can learn the best way to become a quitter of tobacco use. |