How to Quit Resources
Materials and Online Cessation Programs
American Legacy Foundation’s EX Cessation Program
This program helps you create a personalized cessation program, which targets the physical, psychological, behavioral and spiritual aspects of addiction. The website also features a Resource Center and an online community for EX members to share their experiences.
Clearing the Air:
US Department of Health and Human Services’ downloadable workbook for smoking cessation.
Kick the Habit
American Cancer Society’s web page with many downloadable pages. |
Nicotine Anonymous
A 12-step support program designed to help people live without using tobacco. Meetings are available by telephone, over the internet, and in many communities.
QuitNet.com
Provides on-line support for quitting tobacco, including research information, testimonials, online communications, and cessation resources in your locale.
Quitting Tips
Downloadable guide from the Foundation for a Smokefree America
Help for Smokers and Other Tobacco Users
Consumer booklet from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Pathways to Freedom: Winning the Fight Against Tobacco
CDC cessation guidebook for African American Adults
Quit Smoking Action Plan
Three step program from the American Lung Association providing helpful information about quitting. Includes printable information charts: |
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Step 1: Preparing to Quit - Support options for quitters |
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Step 2: Using Medications - Medication options, pros and cons for quitters |
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Step 3: Staying Quit - Where to go for support to prevent relapse |
Freedom from Smoking
An online version of the American Lung Association’s tobacco cessation program. Access is free but requires registration. Once registered many handout and information sheets are available to download in either Acrobat or Microsoft word. Topics range from readiness quizzes and rewards to assertive communication skills and relapse prevention.
Smoking and Pregnancy
Information sheets and FAQ’s for pregnant women from the American Lung Association.
The Health Consequences of Smoking on the Human Body
An interactive on-line presentation based on the Surgeon General’s 2004 report. Includes tips on quitting and benefits of quitting
Websites
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Cancer Institute
American Lung Association’s Smoking Cessation Support
Quit Net On-line support for smokers
The Scoop on Smoking from the American Council on Science and Health for adolescents
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