Internet Resources on Smoking
American Cancer Society — www.cancer.org
Guide to Quitting Smoking includes many helpful articles
When Smokers Quit – The Health Benefits Over Time
American Lung Association — www.lungusa.org
Under Quit Smoking is Smoking Cessation Support including a Quit Smoking Action Plan.
WebMD site — www.webmd.com
Type in “quit smoking” in the search box. Various articles include:
Quit Smoking, Your Guide to kicking the Habit, & Managing Cravings
Exercise Helps Smokers Quit & Exercise Helps Kick Cigarette Cravings
Heart Disease: Smoking & Heart Disease
How to Quit Smoking without Gaining Weight
Kicking the Smoking Habit & Heart Disease
High Cholesterol: Smoking
Understanding Nicotine Withdrawal
Your Personalized Quit Plan
Rip Van Winkle Tobacco-Free Coalition — www.rvwtobaccofree.org
An Easy Reference Chart of Stop-Smoking Medication:
Click on Ready to Quit link, then on Medications that Can Help you to Stop. Scroll down and click on the chart.
Try your insurance company for helpful information to quit smoking:
Tufts – www.tufts-health.com
Harvard Pilgrim – www.harvardpilgrim.org
Cigna – www.cigna.com
Fallon – www.fchp.org
United Healthcare – www.uhc.com
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts: A Healthy Me – www.ahealthyme.com
Type in “quit smoking” in the search box for various articles including:
Smoking: Ways to Quit for Good
Smoking Cost Calculator
How We Quit: True Stories About Quitting
Top Ten Myths About Smoking
Center for Disease Control & Prevention - How to Quit Resources — www.cdc.gov
Type in “quit smoking” in the search box. Various articles include:
You Can Quit Smoking: Five keys for Quitting Smoking
Cessation Program Materials
Within 20 Minutes of Quitting & The Benefits of Quitting (2004 Surgeon General’s Report – The Health Consequences of Smoking)
Stop Smoking Cigarettes - What is in a cigarette? — www.quitsmokingsite.org
Stop Smoking Cigarettes: Information, Stats & Resources
American Diabetes Association — www.diabetes.org
Smoking & DM - Click on Diabetes Prevention and then click on Diabetes - Your Heart & Your Health/Check Up America.
US Dept. of Health & Human Services — www.surgeongeneral.gov
Tips for the First Week. Type in “quit smoking” in the search.
The Foundation for a Smoke Free America — www.notobacco.org
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