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Quit Smoking - QuitWA
Assistance for quitting smoking, including reasons to quit, how to quit, and staying a non-smoker. Government of Western Australia.
http://www.quitwa.com.au/
Quit Now - The National Tobacco Campaign
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.
http://www.quitnow.info.au/
Smokenders Australia website
Instructional and group program; claims 92% success rate, but doesn't mention how or when that number was arrived at. The usual testimonials.
http://www.smokenders.com.au
NASA - Smoking Cessation
NASA's occupational health program pulls together a lot of resources on quitting.
http://ohp.nasa.gov/topics/smoking/
Alt.Support.Stop-Smoking Usenet Newsgroup Web Site & Archive
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.
http://www.swen.uwaterloo.ca/~bpekilis/as3...
Getting Quit
"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.
http://www.heartpoint.com/smoking.html
Smoking Cessation, Quality of Life, and Older Persons
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.
http://www.tcsg.org/tobacco/cessation.htm
Smoking - Why Is It So Hard to Quit?
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.
http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.79...
Quit Smoking Links
Resources to help you succeed.
http://www.allfreespot.com/quitsmokinglink...
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.
http://www.trytostop.org/
Circle of Friends
Organization helping people break their addiction to tobacco. Statistics, tips for quitting, and a bulletin board for sharing stories.
http://www.join-the-circle.org
TalkingStick.net
TalkingStick.net documents one woman's profound experience quitting smoking.
http://talkingstick.net
PhlexTeck's Quit Smoking Support and Information
Personal website; information and support for people who want to stop smoking.
http://www.phlex.org/Smoking/
Soyouwanna Quit Smoking?
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.
http://soyouwanna.com/site/syws/quit/quit....
Quit.org
Quitting information and resources, education on tobacco, memorials, and news.
http://www.quit.org
Assistance for Smokers in Dorset who want to Quit
SmokeStop offers advice and assistance to smokers in North and South West Dorset who want to quit.
http://www.dorsetsmokestop.co.uk
Tobacco Cessation Guidelines
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.
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/defa...
Smoking: Don't give up giving up
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.
http://www.givingupsmoking.co.uk/
Arizona Smokers' Helpline
Offers research-based toll-free telephone outreach and support service to state-wide 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.
http://www.ashline.org/
Dr. Bob's Quit Smoking Page
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.
http://unr.edu/homepage/shubinsk/smoke.htm...
Ex-Smokers
A community for ex-smokers around the world, and a valuable resource for people wishing to become one. Includes a discussion room and links.
http://www.ex-smokers.com
The California Smokers' Helpline
An online and telephone program to help people kick the habit. Offers a guide and plan for quitting, links to local resources, and telephone counseling.
http://www.californiasmokershelpline.org/
Freedom From Tobacco Network
Information about quitting and quitting aids written by people who have successfully quit using tobacco products.
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/freedomfromtob...
American Cancer Society: Quitting Tips
Information on how to stop smoking or quit using smokeless tobacco, options for help, and tips for after quitting.
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ped/ped_10_3...
Quit Smokeless Organization
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.
http://www.quitsmokeless.org/
Be a Quitter...Just This Once!
Oklahoma City VA Medical Center presentation on readiness to quit smoking. Veterans and otheres can learn the best way to become a quitter of tobacco use.
http://w3.uokhsc.edu/besmokefree
Employers' Smoking Cessation Guide: Practical Approaches to a Costly Workplace Problem
Addresses why smoking cessation should be dealt with in the workplace, outlines a success story, provides a guide to estimate costs of smoking at your workplace, and presents ideas and resources for a myriad of workplace-based smoking cessation programs.
http://www.endsmoking.org/resources/employ...
Nicotine Addiction
Treatment and prevention information for healthcare professionals and the public.
http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/Newsl...
Committed Quitters
Designed to work along with your patch or gum to help you quit smoking for good.
http://www.committedquitters.com
Dr. Jeff's Quit Commit Program
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.
http://www.quitcommit.com
The Time Is Right
Support and practical information on stopping smoking.
http://www.thetimeisright.co.uk/
Smoke-Free Zone
Environmental and health reasons to quit smoking, especially for college students, provided by a concerned professor.
http://webhost.bridgew.edu/jhayesboh/nosmo...
How to Quit Smoking, Long Term
Provides tips for staying smokefree long term.
http://webpages.charter.net/ljgier/
Stopping Smoking: ASH's 15 Tips
From ASH-UK. Support and encouragement, especially for smokers in the UK who'd like to quit.
http://www.ash.org.uk/html/factsheets/html...
WebMD - Smoking Cessation: No Butts About It!
8 week stop-smoking program with online discussion from participants.
http://my.webmd.com/content/pages/8/3211_1...
Bud Ellis's Home Page
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.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/6...
Smoking: A Quitter's Tale
The power of suggestion, plus $39 and a little willpower, help our intrepid reporter kick the habit.
http://www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/...
Control Your Weight As You Quit Smoking
Information and resources on controlling weight gain while you quit smoking.
http://www.weightcontrolandsmoking.com/
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.
http://www.i-quit-smoking.com
British Heart Foundation Smoking Microsite
"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.
http://www.bhf.org.uk/smoking
Smoking Cessation Programs in Rhode Island
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.
http://www.ricancercouncil.org/resources/s...
Do You Smoke? Do You Want to Quit?
Improving your chances for success, winning tips from successful quitters, information on multiple quit attempts, pregnancy and smoking, and smokers facing surgery.
http://www.ahcpr.gov/consumer/tobacco/
WebMD: Smoking Cessation
Effects of cigarettes and other tobacco products. Some tips for quitting.
http://my.webmd.com/medical_information/co...
MEDLINEplus: Smoking Cessation
Resources from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smoking...
Oregon Tobacco Quit Line
A free telephone service available to all Oregon residents who want to stop using tobacco.
http://www.oregonquitline.org/
Tobacco Cessation Guideline
Materials available to professionals and consumers.
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/
Tales From the Quit
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.
http://www.woofmang.com/
Diary of a Non-Smoker
One person's quitting diary, now in progress.
http://www.testify.freeserve.co.uk/smoke/s...
mindspa
London quit-smoking clinics use NLP and hypnosis.
http://www.mindspa.co.uk
Canadian Cancer Society: For Smokers Who Don't Want to Quit
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.
http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/standard...
Tobacco-Free Ways
Pima County, Arizona organization offers ways youth can fight tobacco, resources on cigarettes and quitting, and tips.
http://www.tobaccofreeways.org
Interactive Life Zone
Tips for quitting smoking. Information on the effects of smoking.
http://www.healthpromcornwall.org
Smoking Cessation
Resource center for aspiring quitters. Offers facts about nicotine addiction, profiles of medications that can reduce the urge to smoke, and a free newsletter.
http://www.smoking-cessation.org
Hospital Ipoh Quit Clinic Website
Help smokers curb their habit
http://quitclinic.tripod.com/quit1/
My Fight for My Life
A personal, health related reason to quitting smoking. Philosophy based on the Serenity Prayer.
http://xsle0.tripod.com/index.html
Smoke Free Virginia
Smoking cessation resources to assist Virginians wanting to quit using tobacco products.
http://www.smokefreevirginia.org
QuitBuddies -- Your AS3 Pals!
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.
http://www.quitbuddies.org
Smoker's Hall of Shame
Support, information, and links to help smokers quit. Lots of animations.
http://members.aol.com/AGldnEagle/smoke.ht...
Rush North Shore Medical Center's Stop Smoking Clinic
Lots of self-help material for smoking cessation and reinforcement materials for ex-smokers on relapse prevention. Check under link of Reinforcement Materials. Site and material developed by Joel Spitzer.
http://members.aol.com/rnsghp/ssc.html
Help for Tobacco Addiction
Effects, quitting information, QandA, secondhand smoke. "If Tobacco does not kill you it makes your life a living hell."
http://www.smokehelp.org/
Free Web-based Smoking Cessation Study
A web-based intervention and clinical trial to help people quit smoking, developed by researchers at the University of California.
http://stopsmoking.ucsf.edu
What Happens When You Stop Smoking
ASH-UK factsheet gives concise summary of what to expect.
http://www.ash.org.uk/html/factsheets/html...
Quit4 Life
Interactive web presentation explores how different people quit. In English and French languages.
http://www.quit4life.com/
Stop Smoking Clinic: Reinforcement letters
Over 100 reinforcement letters on quitting, including medical, psychological, social, and economic implications of smoking. Particularly strong on relapse prevention. Sponsorted by Rush North Shore Medical Center's Good Health Program.
http://users.aol.com/joelspitz/ntapindx.ht...
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
Offers a free pamphlet on quitting smoking.
http://nationaljewish.org/understanding/un...
QuitNet
Helps smokers kick their nicotine addiction, providing tools, information, and support for people quitting smoking, including message boards, chat rooms, interactive questionnaires, and personalized quitting suggestions.
http://www.quitnet.com
Smokersline.ca - Yukon Tobacco Reduction Strategy
Every year, Yukoners just like you quit smoking. Each success is built on a unique combination of planning, desire, motivation, strategy, support and willpower.
http://www.smokersline.ca/
Smoke-Free Families: Know a Pregnant Smoker?
Benefits of quitting for you and your baby, resources that will help you quit smoking and stay quit, and how to contact Smoke-Free Families.
http://www.smokefreefamilies.org/quit/youk...
Ever Wonder What the Future Holds for Joe?
Essay comments on RJ Reynolds' Joe Camel advertising campaign.
http://www.joechemo.org/
The Sober Alcoholic's Stop Smoking Support Page
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?"
http://www.unhooked.com/nosmoke/
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