Additional Resources

All additional resources are listed in alphabetical order, with descriptions.

1-800-QUITNOW
Help with quitting tobacco.

American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org
An organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

American Cancer Society - Guide for Quitting Smoking
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/
PED_10_13X_Guide_for_Quitting_Smoking.asp
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.

American Legacy Foundation's Coordinating Center for Applied Research and Evaluation
http://www.rti.org/page.cfm?nav=71&objectid=BEB34694-7FDF-41C8-BBAD869777A7436E
In the spring of 1999, The American Legacy Foundation (Legacy) was formed as a national, independent; public health foundation located in Washington , D.C. Legacy is committed to working with other organizations that are interested in decreasing the use of tobacco by Americans. Among Legacy's top priorities are to reduce tobacco use by young people and to support programs that help people -- whether they are young or old - quit smoking.

American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22931
Smoking cessation support

American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33484
Facts on quitting smoking.

American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22938
All about smoking.

The Foundation for a Smoke Free America
http://www.notobacco.org
Smokefree America 's mission is to motivate youth to stay tobacco free, and to empower smokers to quit.

Health & Human Services - Tobacco Cessation
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco
The latest information to help people quit smoking, and to help health care professionals treat tobacco use and dependence.

Keep Kids from Smoking
http://www.keepkidsfromsmoking.com
The tips and ideas you'll find on this site will help you find ways to talk early and often with your kids about smoking and explore inventive ways to help them say no to smoking.

MedlinePlus - Smoking Cessation
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smokingcessation.html
MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.

National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco
National Cancer Institute fact sheets on tobacco/smoking cessation.

National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://smoking.drugabuse.gov
Nicotine Addiction and the other Dangers of Tobacco use.

National Women's Health Information Center
http://www.womenshealth.gov/quitsmoking
The OWH was established in 1991 within the US Department of Health and Human Services. OWH coordinates the efforts of all the HHS agencies and office involved in women's health. OWH works to improve the health and well-being of women and girls in the United States .

The Office on Smoking and Health
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco
The Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) is a division within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion ( NCCDPHP ), which is one of the centers within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ).

Smoke Free Families
http://www.helppregnantsmokersquit.org/
Smoke Free Families is a national program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation working to discover the best ways to help pregnant smokers quit, and spread the word about effective, evidence-based treatments.

Smokefree.gov
http://www.smokefree.gov
Smokefree.gov is intended to help you or someone you care about quit smoking. Different people need different resources as they try to quit. The information and professional assistance available on this Web site can help to support both your immediate and long-term needs as you become, and remain, a nonsmoker.

SmokingCessation.org
http://www.smoking-cessation.org
At Smoking Cessation.org, you'll learn how to break down your smoking triggers and overcome your nicotine addiction . You'll educate yourself about the health risks of smoking and learn how to escape the cycle of quitting and then slipping up and smoking again. You'll find helpful tips, new smoking cessation methods , and the latest information that will help you quit smoking for good...The key is making the effort to quit and rewarding yourself for taking those difficult steps.

The Stop Smoking Center
http://www.stopsmokingcenter.net
A Web program and Support Community that will give you the help you need to succeed in quitting smoking.

Office of the Surgeon General
www.surgeongeneral.gov
America's chief health educator, giving Americans the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury.

Teen Quit
http://www.teenquit.com/indexflash.asp
Did you know that the average teenage smoker starts smoking between 11 and 12 years of age and becomes a daily smoker before age 18? Teens are starting to

Tobacco Free Kids
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org
Tobacco-Free Kids is fighting to free America 's youth from tobacco and to create a healthier environment.

Tobacco Facts
http://www.tobaccofacts.org
A website - designed NOT to tell you what to think or what to do - just to give you the facts about tobacco.

Try To Stop
http://www.trytostop.org
Make smoking history.

Why Quit
http://www.whyquit.com
WhyQuit unites four independent cessation resources - motivation enhancement , a quality education , serious group support , and free professional cessation counseling . Each resource serves a dual dependency prevention objective of motivating youth not to start, helping them see through the smoke and deceptive marketing, and providing a ring-side seat in watching those addicted to nicotine as they reclaim control of their minds, health and life.