Self-Help Websites to Prevent Smoking and Help Smokers Quit

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Quitting Tips

• ffsonline.org - Freedom From Smoking Online Cessation Program

• Quitnet.com - cessation guides, calendar plans

• Joechemo.org - Tips on quitting, a "tobacco IQ" quiz, free e-cards, a "smoke-o-scope" and a comprehensive list of links.

• CDC.gov/tobacco - numerous tips and educational materials; "You Can Quit Smoking" online guide; celebrities encouraging smokers to quit.

For Pregnant Women

• National Partnership for Smoke-Free Families

• American Pregnancy Association 

• Surgeon General's fact sheet on the impact of smoking on unborn babies and children.

For Kids and Teens

• DontPassGas.org - An interactive site with information on the harmful effects of second-hand smoke on smokers' family and friends.

• ASPIRE - An interactive, modern site to help teens quit smoking; make a wise decision never to start.

• SWAT

• Thetruth.com - An interactive site designed to educate teens and kids about the dangers of smoking or chewing tobacco.

• Tobaccofreekids.org - The official site of an advocacy group working to protect kids from the harmful effects of tobacco products.

Health Consequences of Smoking

• Cancer.gov - Official site of the National Cancer Institute.

• Lungusa.org - The official site of the American Lung Association, offers fact sheets, quitting action plan, step programs, community-tailored information.

• DontPassGas.org - An interactive site with information on the harmful effects of second-hand smoke on smokers' family and friends.

• Presentation on 'Secondhand Smoke-Who is at Risk' (pdf-156kb)  

Tobacco-related News

• Tobacco.org - This site, developed by a smoker who quit after numerous attempts over 20 years, offers a comprehensive list of news articles related to smoking from sources around the world.

Smoke-Free Air

• Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights

Software for Your Palm Pilot/PDA to Help you Quit

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