Smoking Cessation Resources
In America, smoking is a leading cause of avoidable illness and death. Today, over 430,000 annual deaths are attributed to smoking-related illnesses, which makes tobacco use the primary cause of death and disease in the United States. Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, chronic lung disease and is also known to cause problems with pregnancy.
Quitting smoking can be a tough challenge and many people try several times before they quit for good. There are, however, resources that can assist smokers who want to quit. The information below provides links to a variety of smoking cessation programs and quit lines.
Relevant Web Sites- Quit Smoking: Interactive Tool - for use on a PDA
- AHRQ Quit Smoking Consumer Kit
- Freedom from Smoking - American Lung Association's smoking cessation program, includes online counseling option
- American Cancer Society QuitLink - online smoking cessation program
- smokefree.gov - Created by the Tobacco Control Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute
- American Cancer Society Guide to Quitting Smoking
- American Lung Association Smoking Cessation Support
- New York City Bureau of Tobacco Control
- New York State Smoking Cessation Programs listed by region
- New York State Smokers' Quitsite
- New York State Quit Line: 1-866-NY-Quits or 1-866-697-8487
- Hearing impaired 1-800-280-1213 (TDD/TTY)
- New York City Quit Line: 311
- NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation Clinics: 1-888-NYB-WELL or 1-888-692-9355
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