Smoking Cessation Health information topics about Smoking Cessation: Alternative Therapy 1. Acupuncture Curbs Urge to Light Up American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Acupuncture_Curbs_Urge_t... Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Smoking National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D012907&recruiting... Coping 1. Helping a Smoker Quit: Doâ??s and Donâ American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_3x_Help_Someone_Quit.asp?s... 2. You Can Control Your Weight as You Quit Smoking NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/smoking.htm 3. Skills to Help You Cope with Stopping Tobacco Use Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.org/stop-smoking/coping.html 4. Quitting Tobacco: Challenges, Strategies, and Bene National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/tobacco/quittingtips 5. How Can I Handle the Stress of Not Smoking? American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/110288071677933%20HandleStr... 6. Help for Cravings and Tough Situations American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Help_for_Cravings.asp?... Genetics 1. Genetic Variation May Increase Nicotine Craving an National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_notes/NNVol18N3/Genetic.html Health Check Tools 1. Nicotine Addiction Test National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Control Research Branch http://www.smokefree.gov/guide/nicotine_addiction.asp Law and Policy 1. Coverage for Tobacco Use Cessation Treatments National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/educational_materials/cessation/index.html 2. State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues (SLATI) American Lung Association http://slati.lungusa.org/ National Institutes of Health 1. Questions and Answers about Smoking Cessation National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/10_19.htm 2. Prevention and Cessation of Cigarette Smoking (PDQ National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/prevention/control-of-tobacco-use/pati... Organizations 1. American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/ 2. American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/ 3. National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/ 4. Tobacco Information and Prevention Source National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ 5. National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.nida.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Guide for Quitting Smoking American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ped/content/ped_10_13x_quitting_smoking.asp?s... 2. How Can I Quit Smoking? American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/110288043796734%20HowCanIQu... 3. Smokefree.gov National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Control Research Branch http://www.smokefree.gov/ 4. Smoking: Steps to Help You Break the Habit American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/161.xml Related Issues 1. Smoking Cessation in Recovering Alcoholics American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/269.xml 2. Smoking Cessation and Continued Risk in Cancer Pat National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/supportivecare/smokingcessation/patien... 3. Quitting Tobacco: Handling Stress â?¦ National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/10_3.htm 4. Quitting Smoking: Better to Stop at a Younger Age? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00585 Research 1. Women Benefit More from Quitting Smoking Than Men National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2003/nhlbi-02.htm 2. NHLBI Study Shows Smoking Cessation Programs Impro National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2005/nhlbi-14.htm 3. Matching Nicotine Replacement Treatment to Particu American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/6/I-47 4. Few Smokers Use Aids When Trying to Quit American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_2_1x_Few_Smokers_Use_Aids_Whe... 5. Effects of a Smoking Cessation Program on Long-Ter American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/4/I-12 6. Questions and Answers: ASSIST Evaluation National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/ASSISTQandA Seniors 1. Smoking: It's Never Too Late to Stop National Institute on Aging http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/smoking.asp Specific Conditions 1. Smoking Cessation Benefits American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33568 2. Smoking: Do I Want to Quit? American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/618.xml 3. Smoking: 'Why Do I Smoke?' Quiz American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/x1955.xml Statistics 1. Percentage of Adult Ever Smokers Who Are Former Sm National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/research_data/adults_prev/adstat4.htm 2. Number (in Millions) of Adults 18 Years and Older Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/research_data/adults_prev/tab_3.htm 3. Former Cigarette Smokers Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k2/tobquit/tobquit.htm 4. Stateâ??Specific Prevalence of Current Cigar Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/research_data/adults_prev/mmwr5253_highlights.ht... Teenagers 1. How Can I Quit Smoking? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/tobacco/quit_smoking.html 2. I Quit: What to Do When You're Sick of Smoki Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit/iquit.htm 3. Nicotine Replacement Therapy Often Used Inappropri Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/nrt.html Treatment 1. Quit Smoking Action Plan American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=117062 2. Treating Tobacco Dependence American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ1P7CN9CC&sub_... 3. Nicotine Patch American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/191.xml Women 1. Smoking and Pregnancy American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33573 2. Why It's Important for Women to Quit National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/QuitSmoking/important.cfm   Recommended Resources: Yahoo! Health News Yahoo! 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