Smoking Cessation Guide
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, causing more than 44 0,000 deaths each year and resulting in an annual cost of more than $75 billion in direct medical costs. Nationally, smoking results in more than 5.6 million years of potential life lost each year (CDC). Quitting Smoking is Hard But YOU CAN DO IT!
FEATURED ARTICLES & RESOURCES
- Short Guide to Quitting Smoking – Medsurfer Article
- Quit Smoking Action Plan (American Lung Association)
- How Can I Quit Smoking? PDF (American Heart Association). Also available in:Â Spanish PDF
- Complete Guide to Quitting (American Cancer Society)
- You Can Quit Smoking This is an on-line version of the consumer guide entitled You Can Quit Smoking.
HEALTH TOOLS
- Smoking Effects on your LifeSpan – Medsurfer
- Quit Readiness – Medsurfer
WEB RESOURCES
- American Cancer Society
- American Lung Association
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Quitnet, a Web-Based support for becoming tobacco free.
- Smokefree.gov
- Medlineplus.gov
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INTERACTIVE TUTORIALS
The more I hear about the long term negative effect of smoking, the longer I keep it away. The moment short term attraction overpowers long term risks, I get tempted. The fear of addiction does not influence me. Neither the negative public image. But I am sure there are others. I guess each person has unique inspiration. How do you address that among a general readership?
I agree if every word in a post
Too many years looking for a solution to my problem of smoking
And I found him a few months ago. Smoking is a problem of all
Thank you for the interesting and important information
Greg