| 2. | Quit Now - The National Tobacco Campaign | | | This is the web site of the Australian National Tobacco Campaign. The site is a one-stop-shop with all the information you need on the campaign and how to get information on quitting.
www.quitnow.info.au |
| 4. | The QuitNet | | | The QuitNet helps smokers kick their nicotine addiction, providing tools, information and support for people quitting smoking. In addition to quitting guides, message boards, and chat rooms, QuitNet also has interactive questionaires, personalized quitting suggestions, tools to help people choose a quit date, tools to help people find quitting buddies, and more.
www.quitnet.org |
| 5. | The No Smoke Cafe | | | The No Smoke Cafe is a laid back gathering place for folks who want to quit smoking or using tobacco and those who've already quit. The Cafe holds many resources and aids to quitting, but is dedicated to quitters helping each other and learning to enjoy life without smoking.
clever.net |
| 6. | 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.
www.geocities.com |
| 7. | Alt.Support.Stop-Smoking Web Site & Archive | | | The Alt.Support.Stop-Smokin (AS3) Usenet Newsgroup's Web Site and Repost Archive. "AS3 has earned the reputation of the friendliest newsgroup on the Internet. This is the site that may help you break the nicotine habit!" Features a FAQ, quitting tips, an archive of past newsgroup articles with "tons of stuff to help you break from from smoking", and of course more links to other sites on quitting.
www.swen.uwaterloo.ca |
| 8. | Dr. Bob's Quit Smoking Page | | | Helpful facts and tips on how and why to 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.
unr.edu |
| 9. | 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.
users.aol.com |
| 10. | Stop Smoking | | | Cigarettes can be as addictive as any drug. This Web guide will teach you about cigarettes-how they're advertised, why they're so addictive, and how to quit smoking once you've started.
www.thepassword.com |
| 11. | Nicotine Anonymous home page | | | "Nicotine Anonymous® is a fellowship of men and women helping each other to live our lives free of nicotine. We share our experience, strength and hope with each other so that we may be free from this powerful addiction. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using nicotine."
www.nicotine-anonymous.org |
| 12. | UNHOOKED | | | The UNHOOKED site is dedicated to helping people break the smoking habit. There is a monitered chat site and bulletin board, as well as links to other sites and resources for help in breaking the habit. Fill out the form to find out how much nicotine you are getting in a day!
unhooked.org |
| 14. | 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.
www.smokenders.com.au |
| 17. | Lifesaver: UK site on quitting | | | A website designed to offer the support, advice, and motivation you may need to stop smoking for life.
www.lifesaver.co.uk |
| 18. | Great American Smokeout | | | "The event that has helped millions of Americans quit smoking. If you can quit for one day, you're that much closer for quitting for good."
www.cancer.org |
| 19. | California Smokers' Helpline | | | What it says -- Californians can call for Quit Kits, Referrals to stop-smoking programs, and one-on-one telphone counseling.
www.ymn.org |
| 24. | The Tobacco BBS | | | Includes mighty resources for smokers looking to quit.
www.tobacco.org |
| 25. | 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.
members.aol.com |
| 26. | drkoop.com: Tackling Tobacco | | | Doctor Koop has put together some great quitting resources: preparing to reduce or quit, ways to withdraw from nicotine, tackling cravings and relapse, managing your feelings, managing your stress, managing your diet and weight, improving your health, and helping someone else reduce or quit.
www.drkoop.com |
| 27. | Arizona Smokers' Helpline | | | 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.
www.ashline.org |
| 29. | Quit spit tobacco | | | Great site! Dedicated to those trying to quit spit tobacco ("smokeless"). Tired of being lumped in with smokers? Read inspiring stories of people like you, who are trying to quit or have SUCCEEDED!
www.wvw.com |
| 30. | Cessation | | | Help from Arizona's Tobacco Program.
www.tepp.org |
| 31. | ACP Observer Nov 96 | | | American College of Physicians (ACP) message to its chapters: help end smoking where you live.
www.acponline.org |
| 33. | Interactive Life Zone | | | Tips for quitting smoking. Information on the effects of smoking.
www.healthpromcornwall.org |
| 34. | Quit Smoking Network | | | Interactive smoking cessation program that can be tailored to your specific needs. Peer support, ask an expert, chat, forum. Developed by Oregon Research Institute, funded by a grant from the National Cancer Institute. You are asked to provide information about yourself, which also helps to tailor the program.
qsn.ori.org |
| 35. | Smoking: A quitter's tale | | | The power of suggestion, plus $39 and a little willpower, help our intrepid reporter kick the habit.
www.post-gazette.com |
| 36. | Hypertension & Health | | | Health site sponsored by Novartis; educational material on smoking and heart disease.
www.hypertensionandhealth.com |
| 39. | You Can Quit Smoking | | | Really nice outline of the whole deal. Also available in Korean, Laotian, Cambodian,Chinese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese translation.
www.health.org |
| 40. | Katlyn's Butt-head Page | | | "I am 11 years old and my mother has emphysema from smoking. Please listen to me - what it's like to have a sick Mom". A powerful story. A lot of tobacco's victims don't even smoke.
www.geocities.com |
| 42. | OncoLink: NCI Quitting | | | Clearing the Air: How to Quit Smoking...and Quit for Keeps. From National Cancer Institute.
www.oncolink.com |
| 43. | The California Smokers' Helpline | | | Tired of smoking? Well then check this out. A website designed to help you kick the habit, all free of charge.
www.nobutts.ucsd.edu |
| 44. | ASH-UK: Support for smokers who want to give up or cut down | | | "Around 10 million smokers in the UK (69%) of the total would like to stop smoking. You are not alone. Over ten million people in the UK have given up, of those that call the QUITLINE either give up completely or cut down in some way."
www.ash.org.uk |
| 45. | quit.org | | | Cost of smoking, just in money paid for product; doesn't include health care costs, lost productivity, fires, cleanup, or secondhand smoke costs.
www.quit.org |
| 47. | The Use of Counter-Advertising As A Tobacco Use Deterrent | | | "This paper reviews the scientific evidence on the use of counter-advertising as a tobacco control strategy. In addition, this paper provides a comparative analysis of the provisions addressing counter-advertising in five pieces of pending federal legislation."
scarcnet.org |
| 48. | Quit Evaluation Studies | | | "What works and what doesn't" in health education and community campaigns.
www.quit.org.au |
| 49. | 4QuitSmoking | | | 051 Collection of links from 4Anything.com.
www.4quitsmoking.com |
| 52. | 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.
www.i-quit-smoking.com |
| 53. | Quit Smoking Links | | | Quit smoking now! We've got the resources to help you succeed. You really can quit. Come check us out. What have you got to lose, but your habit?
www.allfreespot.com |
| 54. | Quit Smoking from HeliosHealth.com | | | A complete guide to Smoking Cessation from HeliosHealth.com with clinically reviewed information, animations, news and discussion. Topics include, quitting, recovery, weight gain and more. Interesting quiz on "why do you smoke".
www.helioshealth.com |
| 55. | Nicotine Addiction | | | Treatment and prevention information for healthcare professionals and the public.
www.athealth.com |
| 56. | Freedom From Tobacco - Quit Smoking Now | | | MSN community, basically a message board on the subject. Topics include: advice for newbies, cravings and urges, depression, hell week, humor, quitting aids, web sites, weight gain, planning to quit.
beta.content.communities.msn.com |
| 57. | Mediconsult.com: Smoking Cessation Information | | | Smoking Cessation resources from Mediconsult.com for patients and professionals, educational material, news, drug information, journal articles, community, support
Mediconsult.com : : Smoking Cessation, Quit Smoking Information |
| 58. | Mediconsult.com : Smoking Cessation, Quit Smoking Information | | | Smoking Cessation, Stop Smoking health resources from Mediconsult.com for patients and professionals, educational material, news, drug information, journal articles, community, support. Site pulls together information from other sources.
www.mediconsult.com |
| 59. | Nicotine Cessation and Relapse Prevention | | | A cognitive behavioral model of nicotine addiction and its treatment. Site provides specific tactics that produce good long-term outcome. Also sells tapes.
psycharts.com |
| 60. | Smoking Cessation Consumer Tools Kit | | | Although primarily aimed at helping doctors educate patients, mcuh of the material is helpful to anyone who wants to quit smoking.
www.ahcpr.gov |
| 64. | Do You Smoke? Do You Want to Quit? | | | Improving your chances for success; winning tips from successful quitters; info on multiple quit attempts; pregnancy and smoking; smokers facing surgery.
www.ahcpr.gov |
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