Directory of Quitting Resources

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Mighty resources to help you quit smoking: information, support, groups, people who have been there, methods, tips, quitting aids. Nicotine is chemically as addictive as cocaine, but people do quit cocaine. It isn't easy. But these resources can help.

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• American Cancer Society: Stay Away from Tobacco

  http://www.cancer.org/healthy/stayawayfromtobacco/
  Information on how to stop smoking or quit using smokeless tobacco, options for help, and tips for after quitting.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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."

• Hospital Ipoh Quit Clinic

  http://quitclinic.tripod.com/quit1/
  Free quit-smoking education and counselling.

• 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.

• Interactive Life Zone

  http://www.healthpromcornwall.org/
  Tips for quitting smoking. Information on the effects of smoking.

• 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.

• MedlinePlus: Smoking Cessation

  https://medlineplus.gov/quittingsmoking.html
  Resources from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

• 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.

• NASA - Smoking Cessation

  http://ohp.nasa.gov/topics/smoking/
  NASA's occupational health program pulls together a lot of resources on quitting.

• PhlexTeck's Quit Smoking Support and Information

  http://www.phlex.org/Smoking/
  Personal website; information and support for people who want to stop smoking.

• Quit Smokeless Organization

  http://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.

• Quit Smoking Links

  http://www.allfreespot.com/quitsmokinglinks.html
  Resources to help you succeed.

• Quit4 Life

  http://www.quit4life.com/
  Interactive web presentation explores how different people quit. In English and French languages.

• QuitNet

  http://quitnet.com/
  Providing tools, information, and support, including message boards, chat rooms, interactive questionnaires, and personalized quitting suggestions.

• 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.

• Smokefree.gov

  http://www.smokefree.gov/
  A free resource including quit coaches and quit plans supporting those wishing to quit smoking or chewing tobacco.

• 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.

• Smoking Cessation by About.com

  http://quitsmoking.about.com/
  Provides tips, articles, and success stories.

• 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.

• Smoking: A Quitter's Tale

  http://www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/19980707bquit4.asp
  The power of suggestion, plus $39 and a little willpower, help our intrepid reporter kick the habit.

• 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.

• The California Smokers' Helpline

  http://www.nobutts.org/
  A telephone program designed to help people kick the habit. Free of charge.

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