Welcome to the AHEC Quit Smoking Site Links Page.

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Self-Help Websites to Prevent Smoking and Help Smokers Quit

• Florida Quit for Life Line
  Division of Health Access & Tobacco - http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Tobacco/quitline.html
• Quitting Tips
  Quitnet.com - cessation guides, calendar plans
• Joechemo.org - http://www.joechemo.org/
  Tips on quitting, a "tobacco IQ" quiz, free e-cards, a "smoke-o-scope" and a comprehensive list of links.
• CDC.gov/tobacco - http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco
  numerous tips and educational materials; "You Can Quit Smoking" online guide; celebrities encouraging smokers to quit.
  
• Kick Butts Day - http://kickbuttsday.org/
  Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism that empowers youth to speak up and take action against tobacco use at more than 2,000 events from coast to coast.
• http://www.orau.gov/cdcynergy/demo/
• Quit Doc Smoking Treatment Network / Internet Resources
• Tobacco Dependence Program
• Smoking Cessation Leadership: Quit Online Center
• Free & Clear: Why Tobacco?
• New study shows how nicotine stimulates drug-associated memories
• Adults: www.Chewfree.com
  Great website for adults who want to quit using spit tobacco

For Pregnant Women

• Great Start - http://www.americanlegacy.org/greatstart/html/home.html?true
  A national site with facts on maternal smoking and plan to quit.

For Kids and Teens

• ASPIRE - http://www.mdanderson.org/aspireonline
  An interactive, modern site to help teens quit smoking; make a wise decision never to start.
• SWAT - http://www.gen-swat.com/
• Thetruth.com - http://www.thetruth.com/
  An interactive site designed to educate teens and kids about the dangers of smoking or chewing tobacco.
• Tobaccofreekids.org - http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/
  The official site of an advocacy group working to protect kids from the harmful effects of tobacco products.
• The Truth - Who would've thought...
  http://www.thetruth.com/facts/usefulcig/index.cfm
• Youth ages 14-25: www.Mylastdip.com

Health Consequences of Smoking

• Cancer.gov - http://www.cancer.gov/
  Official site of the National Cancer Institute.
• Lungusa.org - http://www.lungusa.org/
  The official site of the American Lung Association, offers fact sheets, quitting action plan, step programs, community-tailored information.
• DontPassGas.org - http://www.dontpassgas.org/
  An interactive site with information on the harmful effects of second-hand smoke on smokers' family and friends.
• Presentation on 'Secondhand Smoke - Who is at Risk'
  (pdf) - http://www.flquitline.com/PDF_Files/2ndHandSMOKE.pdf
  (text version) - http://www.flquitline.com/PDF_Files/2ndHandSMOKE.txt
• http://www.maxillofacialcenter.com/TobaccoEffects.html
• http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/sgranimation/html/home_effects.html
  
• http://video.about.com/quitsmoking/Nicotine-Withdrawal.htm

Smokeless Tobacco

• Smokless (Spit) Tobacco
• Smokeless Tobacco
• Smokeless Tobacco
• NSTEP
• Monograph 2: Smokeless Tobacco or Health: An International Perspective
• The Oral Cancer Foundation
• QuitSmokeless.org
• Smokeless Tobacco Fact Sheet
• Spit Tobacco: A Guide for Quitting
• Smoke Free Hospitals
  

Tobacco-related News

• Tobacco.org - http://www.tobacco.org/
  This site, developed by a smoker who quit after numerous attempts over 20 years, offers
  a comprehensive list of news articles related to smoking from sources around the world.

Smoke-Free Air

• Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights - http://www.no-smoke.org/
• Software for Your Palm Pilot/PDA to Help you Quit - http://pda.ahrq.gov/consumer/qscit/qscit.htm

Articles of Interest

• Changes in Cigarette Use and Nicotine Dependence
  in the United States: Evidence from the 2001–2002
  Wave of the National Epidemiologic Survey of
  Alcoholism and Related Conditions
• ASHP position statementcessation
• Smoking Cessation Longitudinal Analysis

Miscellaneous Links

• http://www.maxillofacialcenter.com/TobaccoEffects.html
• http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/sgranimation/html/home_effects.html
• http://video.about.com/quitsmoking/Nicotine-Withdrawal.htm
• Affordable Quality Healthcare
• http://www.nurses4tobaccocontrol.org/
• http://www.kidslivesmokefree.org/toolbox/
• http://aap.org/healthtopics/tobacco.cfm
• 5th National Smokeless and Spit Tobacco Summit
  All presentations from the conference will also be available at:
  http://www.uwosh.edu/smokeless
• Business Case for Smoking Cessation