Smoking Cessation

Latest News
• Britons Who Stop Smoking Could Save 1,500 Pounds (03/12/2001, Reuters)

From the National Institutes of Health
• Clearing the Air: How to Quit Smoking... and Quit for Keeps (National Cancer Institute)
• Questions and Answers About the Benefits of Smoking Cessation (National Cancer Institute)

General/Overviews

• How Can I Quit Smoking? (American Heart Association) - Easy-to-Read
• You Can Quit Smoking Consumer Guide (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Clinical Trials

• Clinical Trials: Smoking Cessation (CenterWatch, Inc.) - industry-sponsored clinical trials

Coping

• How Can I Handle the Stress of Not Smoking? (American Heart Association) - Easy-to-Read

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• Heart Disease and Smoking: Why You Need To Quit (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Smoking Cessation in Recovering Alcoholics (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Smoking: Do I Want to Quit? (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• You Can Control Your Weight as You Quit Smoking (Weight-control Information Network)

Treatment

• Nicotine Patch (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Organizations

• American Cancer Society
• American Lung Association
• Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids)
• National Cancer Institute

Statistics

• Number (in Millions) of Adults 18 Years and Older Who Were Current, Former, or Never Smokers,... 1965-1995 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Seniors

• Smoking: It's Never Too Late to Stop (National Institute on Aging)

Español/Spanish

• PDQ-Sobre Cuidado Médico-Pacientes: Cese del Hábito de Fumar y Riesgo Persistente en el Paciente de Cáncer (National Cancer Institute)
• Rompa con el Habito de Fumar!/Kick the Smoking Habit! (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Easy-to-Read, bilingual (Spanish/English) text. Links to PDF file.