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Smoking Cessation Resources
QuitSmokingCounter.com
Quit Smoking Counter - No books, No plaster, No pills, No gum, only stats! Online quit smoking counter measures smoking cessation and the length of time the person has stopped smoking, money you saved and extra live gained!
American Lung Association - http://www.lungusa.org/
Since 1904, the American Lung Association has been working to ensure that all Americans breathe easier. Thier mission is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. This goal is crucial.
Office of the Surgeon General - http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/
Documents in Adobe .pdf format from the Surgeon General on smoking, quitting smoking, tips for quitting, and other resources.
KickButt.org - http://www.kickbutt.org/
Smoking Cessation Resources from About.com - http://quitsmoking.tqn.com/
Information, tools and strong support about smoking cessation.
drkoop.com: Tackling Tobacco - http://www.drkoop.com/wellness/tobacco/
Includes library, interactive tools and health and wellness tools.
Dr. Bob's Quit Smoking Page - http://unr.edu/homepage/shubinsk/smoke.html
Helpful facts and tips on how and why to quit smoking prepared by Dr Bob Shubinski, a physician trained in both Internal Medicine and Psychiatry.
Oxygen.com: Resolve to Quit Smoking - http://www.oxygen.com/health/healthyliving/smoking/index.html
Cover model Christy Turlington, a former smoker who lost her father to lung cancer, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have produced a video that takes us inside the tobacco industry and gives us a good look at the myths that cigarette manufacturers use to target women.
STOP! Magazine: A magazine devoted solely to smoking cessation - http://www.stopmagazine-us.com/
STOP! Magazine is the creation of its founding Editor, Nicola Willis, who came up with the idea while working as a research psychologist, investigating new treatments for smokers. She wanted to create a new, appealing means of communicating with smokers that would be ongoing and have more lasting impact than a leaflet or support pack.
American Cancer Society (ACS): Great American Smokeout
http://www.cancer.org/eprise/main/docroot/PED/ped_10_4?sitearea=PED
The American Cancer Society (ACS) volunteers and staff hold the Great American Smokeout every year to help smokers quit cigarettes for at least one day, in hopes they will quit forever. More people quit smoking on this day than any other day of the year.
Newsgroups and Other Online Communities
Alt.Support.Stop-Smoking - http://www.swen.uwaterloo.ca/~as3/as3.html
The Alt.Support.Stop-Smoking (AS3) Usenet Newsgroup's Web Site and Repost Archive. The AS3 has "earned the reputation as the friendliest newsgroup on the Internet."
Quit Smoking Diaries Online - http://www.QuitSmokingDiaries.com/
At this site anyone can start a free, online, quit smoking diary (BLOG). All diary entries can be public or private. Visitors to the site can read all public entries and leave comments for the diarist, creating a nice sense of community and support. Over 640 diaries have already been started.
Smoking and Tobacco Related News
Tobacco News - http://www.tobacco.org/
Tobacco.org: tobacco issues, tobacco and smoking-related news, addresses, tobacco history, 'cigarette seduction' movie & book lists, health info, quit-smoking, and smokeless tobacco tips.
Spas and Other Facilities That Feature Our Program
The Oaks at Ojai, Ojai, CA - http://www.oaksspa.com
The Oaks at Ojai is a delightful, stress-free place to lose pounds and inches, or just relax and be pampered. Enjoy up to 16 classes per day, massage and facial services, and their delicious spa cuisine.
St. Joseph Institute, Port Matilda, PA - http://www.stjosephinstitute.com/
We believe we can help people develop the best possible sense of well being by recognizing in our programs and treatments the interrelationship of mind, body, spirit and emotions. This wellness approach, built on our own model of healing -- Compassionate Care™ --, seeks to provide lasting solutions to personal, professional and spiritual issues.
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