A List of Excellent Quit Smoking
Resources and Links:

We consider the following links to be among the most
informative and premier smoking cessation resources on the Internet.

Stop-Tabac - Institute of social and preventive medicine - Faculty of Medicine - University of Geneva - Switzerland, Questionnaire on smoking

WhyQuit - the Internet's leading cold turkey quit smoking resource!

1800QuitNow - US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute offering tobacco cessation support, quit plans, quit coaches, etc. for those who want to quit and need help.

Healthmart Pharmacy - Caring for you and about you. Their Wellness Center offers practical information on important health topics.

The Oxygen Concentrator - Doctor Donnelly rates and reviews advanced portable oxygenconcentrators and offers information about how to have Medicare and other private insurance carriers cover the cost of your home oxygen therapy equipment.

Quit Smoking Cigarettes - Information About Tobacco - An excellent web site with great links and information about the effects of smoking.

University of Wisconsin - River Falls - Information About Tobacco - Excellent listing of tobacco prevention and cessation links.

Dr. John Grohol's Psych Central - Providing reliable & free mental health, support and psychology information and resources online since 1992.

Online Health Resources - Directory of Quit Smoking Resource Groups.

National Center For Chronic Disease Prevention - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people.

Quit Victoria - Loads of quit smoking advice including Q&As on tobacco, disease information, support programs, educational materials for schools and links.

QuitNet - Launched in 1995, QuitNet is the Web's original quit smoking site.
QuitNet operates in association with Boston University School of Public Health.

Medranks - Health Resources - Ranking the best health information resources on the web.

American Lung Association - The American Lung Association® today fights lung disease
in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health.

Trytostop.org - Providing a comprehensive package of proven scientific methods to help you
quit smoking and offers expert information and peer support.

Action on Smoking and Health - (ASH) A U.S. non-smokers' rights group.

Canadian Council for Tobacco Control - The Canadian Council on Smoking and Health.

QuitSmokingOnline - Quit Smoking, the natural way with our Free 10 step online course.

WebMD - Smoking Cessation Health Center. Lots of very useful quitting smoking information.

Medicine Net - Bringing doctors information to you with trusted smoking cessation information.

A Breath of Fresh Air  - Excellent resources to help you to quit smoking.

Agency For Health Care  - The You Can Quit Smoking kit is a one-stop source for information to help smokers become tobacco-free. It contains guideline products designed for consumers that are available in English, Spanish, and easy-to-read formats.

FindHelp  - The Foundation for Innovations in Nicotine Dependence (FIND) is a nonprofit corporation established to research, educate, advocate, and assist in the treatment of nicotine dependence.

UMHS - How to Stop Smoking - Compelling reasons and practical advice for quitting smoking, from the University of Michigan Health System.

Yahoo Smoking Cessation Health Center - A collection of great information to help you to quit smoking.

American Psychiatric Association - Treatment works when you choose to stop smoking.

American Psychological Association - Does cigarette smoking cause stress?

Action on Smoking and Health - What happens the moment you stop smoking. 

Control Your Weight As You Quit Smoking - An illustrated guide on how to quit smoking without gaining weight, covering the likelihood of gaining weight if you stop smoking, health risks of smoking, the benefits of quitting, what you can do to avoid gaining weight when you quit smoking and more

Medline Plus - Trusted smoking cessation information. 

Arizona Smokers' Helpline - A Quitting Guide to help you kick the habit - A collection of of helpful hints and tools to help you throughout the quitting process, including information to help you understand what happens to your mind and body during the quitting process, as well as fact sheets and information about nicotine replacement products available to you. 

Men's Health at About.com - Top tips and information to help you to quit smoking.

Tips for Gaining Freedom From Nicotine - A list of tips from Nicotine Anonymous for prior to quitting smoking, your first days of freedom, and for remaining smoke-free.  

Tobacco Control Program - Health Canada's anti-tobacco activities.

FamilyDoctor.org - Steps to help you to stop smoking.

Installations Plus: How to Stop Smoking - A psychophysiological plan that breaks both the behavioral and physical habits of smoking .

Quit4Life - For teens from Canadian government & voluntary sponsors, in English and French.

Arizona Smokers' Helpline - One-stop resource for information to help you quit tobacco.

Guide for Quitting Smoking - From the American Cancer Society.

Cognitive Quitting - Based on the premise that, beyond the addiction, smoking is a habit driven by unconscious behaviors, and if those behaviors are changed, a lasting quit can be achieved.

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.

Freedom From Smoking Online - The American Lung Association's popular smoking cessation program.

Healthtouch - Quit Smoking Articles - Reprints of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) pamphlets.

SmokeFree.gov - An online guide to quitting smoking.

QuitTobacco.org - Break free from tobacco with excellent quit smoking information and tips to quit.

The American Lung Association - Excellent information about the effect of smoking on your lungs.

You Can Quit Smoking - A consumer guide to help you to quit smoking. (Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence)

CancerNet News - Some great facts and tips for quitting smoking.

Weight Control Information Network - You can control your weight as you quit smoking.

4 Woman.gov - The national woman's health information of quitting smoking.

Is Someone You Know Trying to Quit? - Guidelines and consumer guide for quitting smoking from the Nursing Center for Tobacco Intervention.

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.

Let It Pass - Essays and graphics, often humorous or thought-provoking, on smoking and quitting aim at changing the way you think about cigarettes and help you to get rid of tobacco from your life.

New York State Smokers Quitsite - Offers a free quit kit.

How to Quit Smoking - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service National Institutes of Health.

Quit Smoking - American Association of Respiratory Care offers tips and suggestions.

Quit Smoking Cigarettes - A personal story: "My 27 year battle with tobacco addiction", plus lots of links.

Quit Smoking Journals - An online diary site devoted to helping people quit smoking and maintain their quit.

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!"

Smoking Quitbook - Motivational materials, four step quit process, tips on confronting cravings, coping with setbacks, and being successful.

The Stop Smoking Center - A free personalized Smoking Cessation program that includes interactive tools and a professionally moderated quit smoking support group.

Stop-tabac.ch - A University-based quit information center. Online pamphlets loaded with advice on: considering quitting; planning to quit; preparing for the day; staying smoke-free; dealing with relapse. Also online questionnaire, and access to help from experts.

What are the most effective ways to stop cigarette smoking? - Self-help article. Goes through the different factors that keep people smoking, and gives tips on how to deal with each one.

Who Me Stop Smoking Again? - Self-help article. Tips on attitude and on where to seek help.

A World Hooked on Smoking - Some articles on the effects on self and others.

You Can Control Your Weight As You Quit Smoking - Pamphlet with tips on avoiding weight gain and quitting.

You Can Quit Smoking - Different methods for quitting; facts about smoking, quitting, and gaining weight; how to avoid relapse; questions to think about.

Smoking: Don't Give Up Giving Up - From the NHS in the U.K.

Cold Turkey Quit Smoking Support Group - Motivation, education and support to quit smoking

Cigarette Smoking - Practical info for those ready to quit smoking

Smoking Cessation - Education about giving up cigarettes

Health Effects of Smoking Among Young People - From the U.S. CDC

How to Fight Teen Smoking - From the American Cancer Society

Tips4Youth - The Tobacco Information & Prevention Source at the U.S. CDC

The Truth About Tobacco - An anti-smoking assembly program for middle and high schools

Teens Against Tobacco Use - Sponsored by the American Lung Association

Tobacco Cessation Guideline - Treating tobacco use and dependence from the U.S. Surgeon General

Smoking - Some data on smokers in the U.S. from the National Center for Health Statistics

BobQuits.com - A New Yorker quits between 29 December 2003 and 5 January 2004; watch him!

About.com on Smoking Cessation - We'll help you find ways to keep your mind and hands busy and off all the nutty things Ol' Demon Nic is telling you."

Dr Koop: Tackling Tobacco Abuse - Far from denying the negative health effects of their habit, smokers often feel intensely guilty about their habit.

Second Hand Smoke - What you can do about second hand smoke.

Resources for living with C.O.P.D. - For those of you who couldn't quit smoking.

Bob's Place - Some excellent quitting smoking information. There is a lot more to quitting smoking than quitting smoking.