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Home / Health / Addictions / Substance Abuse / Tobacco / Quitting / Self Help Materials
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- A World Hooked on Smoking - Some articles on the effects on self and others.
www.watchtower.org/library/g/2000/3/22/article_01.htm
- Advice to quit smoking - Advice on why one should quit smoking and how to go about it.
www.tipsofallsorts.com/stopsmoking.html
- Arizona Smokers' Helpline - One-stop resource for information to help you quit tobacco.
www.ashline.org/ASH/home.html
- BayInsider.com: Health: Quit smoking - Reasons to quit, outline of different quitting methods, how to prepare to quit and how to follow through.
www.bayinsider.com/shared/health/adam/ency/article/001992.html
- Break Free from Cigarettes - Series of articles to help smokers decide to quit, and to be mentally prepared for it.
www.twilightbridge.com/deaddictions/smoking/index.htm
- Conquering Smoking - From the Patient Medical Assistant website, physician reviewed information, brief rundown of basic tips.
www.sparks.org/pma/smoking.htm
- Fight the Good Fight - Quit Smoking Now! - Author Michael E. Reilly offers advice on quitting smoking. The site's information is based on knowledge gathered in online support groups during Michael's fight against the addiction.
worldzone.net/health/quitsmoking
- Healthtouch - Quit Smoking Articles - Reprints of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) pamphlets.
www.healthtouch.com/bin/EContent_HT/SUB_HD.asp?goto_type=1x5-Grid&index=114028&title=Smoking+%26+Tobacco&cid=HT
- How I Quit Smoking - A smoker who quit passes along his advice.
www.geocities.com/senol_gulgonul/sigara
- How To Quit Smoking (one person's advice) - Advice from someone who successfully quit.
www.kdsi.net/~ljgier
- Hypnosis Stop Smoking - Hypnosis tapes you download. No effectiveness claim made.
www.geocities.com/bohimeon/success/smoking.htm
- Is Someone You Know Trying to Quit? - Guidelines and consumer guide for quitting smoking from the Nursing Center for Tobacco Intervention.
www.con.ohio-state.edu/tobacco/quit.htm
- Joel's Quit Smoking Library - Joel Spitzer, who has taught smoking cessation for 30 years, makes his almost 100 article library of stop smoking clinic articles available to all smokers.
whyquit.com/joel
- Never Smoke Again - A web-based method of quitting smoking using "your own willpower". Disclaims any effectiveness.
www.neversmokeagain.com
- New York State Smokers Quitsite - Offers a free quit kit.
www.nysmokefree.com
- Quit Smoking - American Association of Respiratory Care offers tips and suggestions.
www.aarc.org/patient_education/tips/quitsmok.html
- Quit Smoking Cigarettes - Personal story: "my 27 year battle with tobacco addiction", plus lots of links.
www.megalink.net/~dale/quitcigs.html
- Quit Smoking Journal - Author invites you to join him in this life changing event or offer words of encouragement.
pages.ivillage.com/imtickedoff/quitsmokingjournal
- Quit Smoking Today - Reasons to quit, organizations that can help, links.
home1.gte.net/res03enl/QSToday/default.htm
- Quit story - Personal story, which solicits you to buy a fairytale for three bucks.
www.freeyellow.com/members5/gypsyking/quitsmoking.html
- Quit Tips - From the Center for Disease Control. Brief words of advice and encouragement for smokers who want to quit. Available in English and Spanish.
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit/quittip.htm
- Quitting Smoking: Common Errors - "The biggest mistake smokers/tobacco chewers make when trying to quit is giving up. Did you start smoking or chewing tobacco in only one attempt? Very few people succeed at complicated tasks the very first time. The same is true of people trying to stop using tobacco. The bottom line is KEEP TRYING." Other common errors: jumping in without a plan, ignoring your uniqueness, quitting in secret, going it alone, believing you can have "just one", switching to low-tar cigarettes.
www.shpm.com/articles/atd/quitsmk.html
- Smoking Cessation Approaches and Options - Presentation slides offer advice on why and how to quit.
speakerskit.chestnet.org/04/ppt_pages/c_set/c_01.htm
- Smoking Cessation Articles - Why do you smoke; how addicted to nicotine are you; daily tips to help you quit; general tips and advice; what happens when you quit; quitting smoking: is it all in your head? Smoking cessation methods for different types of smokers; what to do when you've said "I've tried everything!"
www.findhelp.com/center_set/center_articles.html
- Stop Smoking: Going Beyond the Smokescreen - Personal story with emphasis on resisting pro-smoking forces.
www.adamford.com/nosmoke/src/nosmoke.txt
- stop-tabac.ch: Your Online Smoking Cessation Advisor - In English, French, and German. University-based quit information center. Online pamphlets loaded with advice on: considering quitting; plannign to quit; preparing for the day; staying smoke-free; dealing with relapse. Also online questionairre, and access to help from experts.
www.stop-tabac.ch
- The Breathing Space -- Quitting Smoking for COPD Patients - The Combivent Breathing Space guide to how and why to quit smoking. Myths about cigarettes, tips and hints to help you plan your own personal stop-smoking program. A Quitting Contract, a No-Smoking Sign, and advice on how to keep your weight down while you quit.
www.combivent.com/nosmoke.htm
- The Stop Smoking Center - A free personalized Smoking Cessation program that includes interactive tools and a professionally moderated quit smoking support group.
stopsmokingcenter.net
- The Worldwide Armor Of God Stop Smoking Home Page - A free, Gospel-based method to assist people interested in quitting smoking and nicotine addiction.
www.thearmorofgod.net
- What are the most effective ways to stop cigarette smoking? - Self-help article. Goes through the different factors that keep you smoking, and gives tips on how to deal with each one.
www.shpm.com/articles/atd/smoking.html
- Who Me . . . Stop Smoking Again? - Self-help article. Things to look for in your smoking that give clues on how you can quit. Tips. Attitude adjustment: "Don't do it for 'someone you love'; this type of motivation rarely passes the test of time. Make a list of the reasons YOU want to quit, and stop passing the buck to others. Put yourself in the driver's seat."
www.shpm.com/articles/atd/quitsmk2.html
- You Can Control Your Weight As You Quit Smoking - Pamphlet with tips on mavoiding weight gain and whitting.
www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/health/w8quit-smoke/index.htm
- You Can Quit Smoking - Different methods for quitting; facts about smoking, quitting, and gaining weight; how to avoid relapse; questions to think about.
www.multiplan.com/healthwell/wellness/smoking.html
- Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center - Scientifically based approach to quitting tobacco developed and used by the Mayo Clinic. Preparing to quit, ways to help you quit, helping someone else quit.
www.mayo.edu/ndc
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