smoking cessation links
Please note: for information only, no endorsement implied
*Australian Govt's Quit website
News, facts, support packs, tips, some graphics smokers may find
disturbing.
http://www.quitnow.info.au/
Brief Quit Advice
Arabic, Chinese, English, Greek, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Turkish,
Vietnamese
http://www.quitnow.info.au/nesb/index.html
Canada Physicians for a Smoke Free Canada
www.smoke-free.ca/
"So What If I Smoke?" A PowerPoint/pdf Slideshow for students.
http://www.smoke-free.ca/SL/slideshow.htm
Don't give up giving up
UK Department of Health support website for smokers wanting to give
up
http://www.givingupsmoking.co.uk/
www.nicotinell.co.uk (Novartis consumer)
No Smoking Day
UK based charity provides year round information on giving up smoking,
including on line quit programme, but centred around a one day high-profile
event (second Wed in March)
www.nosmokingday.org.uk
www.quitsmokingsupport.com
ideal for patients who want non-invasive support, written by a psychologist
and former smoker, includes bookshop and interactive bulletin board
with other quitters.
Système-expert stop-tab@c
Self help guide to smoking cessation available in French, English,
Danish, German or Italian. Le "Système-expert Stop-tab@c" a été
développé à l'Institut de médecine sociale et préventive de l'Université
de Genève avec le soutien de nombreuses associations et institutions
de santé.
http://www.stop-tabac.ch
US Surgeon General
June 2000 guidelines for physicians on smoking cessation efficacy.
Findings include: Multiple efficacious treatments exist, these treatments
can double or triple the likelihood of long-term cessation, many
cessation treatments are appropriate for primary care settings,
and the use and impact of cessation treatments can be increased
by supportive health system policies. New US clinical practice guidelines,
big and detailed but essential reading for all those invovled in
Smoking Cessation. You can download a PDF version (16mb) on the
net running Acrobat Reader simultaneously.
Why Quit?
Concentrates almost exclusively on the issue of middle-aged
smokers dying, direct and to the point.
http://www.whyquit.com/
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