Quitting

Smokenders Australia website - Instructional and group program; claims 92% success rate, but doesn't mention how or when that number was arrived at. The usual testimonials.
http://www.smokenders.com.au

Tobacco-Free Ways: Pima County's Tobacco Education and Prevention Program - Oregon based group offers quit tips, programs, discounts, and advice.
http://www.tobaccofreeways.org

Tales From the Quit - A collection of essays, stories, rambles, and rants written during the author's first year of freedom from smoking. Offers quit tips, insight, humor, and hope.
http://www.woofmang.com/

Control Your Weight As You Quit Smoking - Information and resources on controlling weight gain while you quit smoking.
http://www.weightcontrolandsmoking.com/

Help for Tobacco Addiction - Effects, quitting information, questions and answers, secondhand smoke. "If Tobacco does not kill you it makes your life a living hell."
http://www.smokehelp.org/

mindspa - London quit-smoking clinics use NLP and hypnosis.
http://www.mindspa.co.uk

Quit Smoking Links - Resources to help you succeed.
http://www.allfreespot.com/quitsmokinglinks.html

Getting Quit - "It is indeed the hardest thing many people (including myself) have done...however it can be done" Why quit; why it's so hard; besides the addiction to nicotine, what keeps me smoking? methods of quitting; products; what if I relapse; secondhand smoke.
http://www.heartpoint.com/smoking.html

Be a Quitter...Just This Once! - Oklahoma City VA Medical Center presentation on readiness to quit smoking. Veterans and otheres can learn the best way to become a quitter of tobacco use.
http://psychiatry.ouhsc.edu/besmokefree/intro3.html

What Happens When You Stop Smoking - ASH-UK factsheet gives concise summary of what to expect.
http://oldash.org.uk/html/factsheets/html/fact11.html

Dorset SmokeStop - Offers advice and assistance to smokers in North and South West Dorset who want to quit.
http://www.dorsetsmokestop.nhs.uk/

Stopping Smoking: ASH's 15 Tips - From ASH-UK. Support and encouragement, especially for smokers in the UK who'd like to quit.
http://oldash.org.uk/html/factsheets/html/fact24.html

Arizona Smokers' Helpline - Offers research-based toll-free telephone outreach and support service to Arizona residents who are trying to quit tobacco and remain tobacco-free. Includes information on the effects of using tobacco and online email help from a certified counselor.
http://www.ashline.org/

The California Smokers' Helpline - A telephone program designed to help people kick the habit. Free of charge.
http://www.californiasmokershelpline.org/

Smoke-Free Families: Know a Pregnant Smoker? - Benefits of quitting for you and your baby, resources that will help you quit smoking and stay quit, and how to contact Smoke-Free Families.
http://www.smokefreefamilies.org/quit/youknow.asp

My Fight for My Life - A personal, health related reason to quitting smoking. Philosophy based on the Serenity Prayer.
http://xsle0.tripod.com/index.html

QuitBuddies -- Your AS3 Pals! - An album of faces to go with some of the names you know from the AS3 newsgroup, as well as a few quitting-related tips and links, and a lot of silliness and diversion.
http://www.quitbuddies.org

Circle of Friends - Organization helping people break their addiction to tobacco. Statistics, tips for quitting, and a bulletin board for sharing stories.
http://www.join-the-circle.org

Dr. Jeff's Quit Commit Program - Aims to help people of all ages to quit smoking cigarettes or stop using other forms of tobacco. Tools, resources, information, links and support for people to kick the habit.
http://www.quitcommit.com

PhlexTeck's Quit Smoking Support and Information - Personal website; information and support for people who want to stop smoking.
http://www.phlex.org/Smoking/

Hospital Ipoh Quit Clinic - Free quit-smoking education and counselling.
http://quitclinic.tripod.com/quit1/

Dr. Bob's Quit Smoking Page - Helpful facts and tips on how and why to quit smoking prepared by Dr. Bob, a physician. Well organized site with information on why you smoke, different methods of quitting, and statistics on the costs of smoking.
http://unr.edu/homepage/shubinsk/smoke.html

Quit Smokeless Organization - When you're ready to quit, find the resources here that you need to kick the can. Information and support from people who've been there.
http://www.quitsmokeless.org/

Bud Ellis's Home Page - A web page in the memory of Bud Ellis who died August 23, 1998. Bud speaks simply and plainly about his life, as he was nearing its end. Also good resources on quitting.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/6100/

Smoke-Free Virginia - Guide to smoking cessation resources in Virginia, quit plan tips and links to related sites to help you stop smoking or using tobacco and gain freedom from nicotine addiction.
http://www.smokefreevirginia.org

QuitNet - Helps smokers kick their nicotine addiction, providing tools, information, and support for people quitting smoking, including message boards, chat rooms, interactive questionnaires, and personalized quitting suggestions.
http://www.quitnet.com

The Time Is Right - Support and practical information on stopping smoking.
http://www.thetimeisright.co.uk/

WebMD Smoking Cessation Center - Advice, articles, and information on successful quit smoking techniques.
http://my.webmd.com/medical_information/condition_centers/smoking_cessation/default.htm

Freedom From Tobacco Network - Information about quitting and quitting aids written by people who have successfully quit using tobacco products.
http://fft.xolara.com/

Free Web-based Smoking Cessation Study - A web-based intervention and clinical trial to help people quit smoking, developed by researchers at the University of California.
http://stopsmoking.ucsf.edu

I-quit-smoking.com - Interesting wrinkle: provides a web-based email address yourname@i-quit-smoking.com in connection with their quitsmoking.com bulletin board. Don't look here for critical evaluation of the products they sell. But reasonable free section of advice and support.
http://www.i-quit-smoking.com

Smoke-Free Zone - Environmental and health reasons to quit smoking, especially for college students, provided by a concerned professor.
http://webhost.bridgew.edu/jhayesboh/nosmoke/index.htm

Smoking - Why Is It So Hard to Quit? - Article by David Krogh notes nicotine's ability both to increase mental concentration and to control stress, with suggestions for coping with addiction. From American Council on Science and Health.
http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.798/healthissue_detail.asp

MedlinePlus: Smoking Cessation - Resources from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smokingcessation.html

Smoking Cessation Programs in Rhode Island - Listing of over a dozen smoking cessation programs in Rhode Island using a variety of proven methods to help people of all ages quit smoking.
http://www.ricancercouncil.org/resources/smoking.php

Oregon Tobacco Quit Line - A free telephone service available to all Oregon residents who want to stop using tobacco.
http://www.oregonquitline.org/

Committed Quitters - Designed to work along with your patch or gum to help you quit smoking for good. Sponsored by the patch/gum manufacturer.
http://www.committedquitters.com

British Heart Foundation Smoking Microsite - "Give up before you clog up" campaign provides information about the damage caused by smoking whilst giving advice and guidance on methods for stopping smoking.
http://www.bhf.org.uk/smoking

NASA - Smoking Cessation - NASA's occupational health program pulls together a lot of resources on quitting.
http://ohp.nasa.gov/topics/smoking/

Smokersline.ca - Yukon Tobacco Reduction Strategy - Every year, Yukoners just like you quit smoking. Each success is built on a unique combination of planning, desire, motivation, strategy, support and willpower.
http://www.smokersline.ca/

Quit Smoking - QuitWA - Assistance for quitting smoking, including reasons to quit, how to quit, and staying a non-smoker. Government of Western Australia.
http://www.quitwa.com.au/

Smoking Cessation - Resource center for aspiring quitters. Offers facts about nicotine addiction, profiles of medications that can reduce the urge to smoke, and a free newsletter.
http://www.smoking-cessation.org

Tobacco Cessation Guidelines - Materials for consumers and clinicians from the Surgeon General including a 5-day plan to get ready, tips for the first week, five common myths about quitting; most materials provided in English and Spanish.
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/default.htm

1-800-QuitNow, Quit Smoking Resource - A free resource including quit coaches and quit plans supporting those wishing to quit smoking or chewing tobacco.
http://1800quitnow.cancer.gov/

Quit4 Life - Interactive web presentation explores how different people quit. In English and French languages.
http://www.quit4life.com/

Joe Chemo: A Camel Who Wishes He'd Never Smoked - Test your tobacco IQ, get a Smoke-o-Scope, tips on quitting and contact details.
http://www.joechemo.org/

TalkingStick.net - TalkingStick.net documents one woman's profound experience quitting smoking.
http://talkingstick.net

TryToStop.org - Scientific information, peer support; covers quitting obstacles, social situations, urges, weight control, withdrawal, special section for women and girls, getting support, finding help, and factsheets.
http://www.trytostop.org/

Quit123 - Costs and damage of smoking; TV ads from UK.
http://quit123.co.uk

Canadian Cancer Society: For Smokers Who Don't Want to Quit - What's not here: advice on how to quit; lectures about how to quit; ways to cut back. What is here: how to deal with people who nag you to quit; understanding personal reasons for smoking; some facts about quitting.
http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/standard/0,3182,3172_368202_333100778_langId-en,00.html

Nicotine Addiction - Treatment and prevention information for healthcare professionals and the public.
http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/Newsletter/FPN_3_39.html

Quit Now - The National Tobacco Campaign - Australian National Tobacco Campaign offers a one-stop-shop with all the information you need on the campaign and how to get information on quitting.
http://www.quitnow.info.au/

WebMD - Smoking Cessation: No Butts About It! - 8 week stop-smoking program with online discussion from participants.
http://my.webmd.com/content/pages/8/3211_195.htm

Smoking: A Quitter's Tale - The power of suggestion, plus $39 and a little willpower, help our intrepid reporter kick the habit.
http://www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/19980707bquit4.asp

Soyouwanna Quit Smoking? - Reviews zyban; nicotine patches, gums, and inhalers; tapering off; "cold turkey"; acupuncture; lasers; hypnosis. Concludes with advice on how to prepare yourself emotionally for quitting.
http://soyouwanna.com/site/syws/quit/quit.html

Smoking: Don't give up giving up - Official site produced by the NHS Health Education Authority. Useful advice on how to give up and you can ask for regular supportive e-mails.
http://www.givingupsmoking.co.uk/

Smoking Cessation, Quality of Life, and Older Persons - Information on and access to materials concerning smoking cessation, the effects of smoking cessation on the health of older persons, and the value of healthy lifestyles for older persons.
http://www.tcsg.org/tobacco/cessation.htm

Smoking Cessation Consumer Tools Kit - Although primarily aimed at helping doctors educate patients, mcuh of the material is helpful to anyone who wants to quit smoking.
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/

American Cancer Society: Quitting Tips - Information on how to stop smoking or quit using smokeless tobacco, options for help, and tips for after quitting.
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ped/ped_10_3.asp?sitearea=ped

The Sober Alcoholic's Stop Smoking Support Page - Lots of information on the subject, extensively footnoted. "Most alcoholics or drug addicts have several addictions, and smoking is the most common other addiction by far. Many alcoholics in recovery do not realize that their cigarette smoking is probably an even greater threat to their health and survival than their drinking was. Did you know that more alcoholics die of diseases related to smoking than of diseases related to drinking?"
http://www.unhooked.com/nosmoke/

Interactive Life Zone - Tips for quitting smoking. Information on the effects of smoking.
http://www.healthpromcornwall.org

Alt.Support.Stop-Smoking Usenet Newsgroup Web Site & Archive - Features a FAQ, quitting tips, an archive of past newsgroup articles with information to help break the habit of smoking. Includes links to other sites.
http://www.swen.uwaterloo.ca/~bpekilis/as3/as3.html

National Jewish Medical and Research Center - Offers a free pamphlet on quitting smoking.
http://nationaljewish.org/disease-info/wellness/smoking/index.aspx