| Resources – Tobacco Use Cost of smoking calculator (see bottom right corner of webpage) (AHA) http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3018961 What’s in tobacco smoke? http://www.costkids.org/tobacco/ets/ets.htm Institutional Resources American Cancer Society (ACS) http://www.cancer.org American Heart Association (AHA) http://americanheart.org (search on “Smoking”) American Legacy Foundation http://www.americanlegacy.org/ American Lung Association http://lungusa.org Asbestos.net (mesothelioma cancer) www.asbestos.net Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids http://tobaccofreekids.org/ Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ Connecticut Department of Public Health, Tobacco Use, Prevention & Control Program (CT DPH) http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3137&q;=388060&dphNav;_GID=1601 Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) http://statehealthfacts.kff.org/ (search on “Smoking”) National Cancer Institute (NCI) http://www.cancer.gov/ (search on “Smoking”) Nicotine Anonymous http://www.nicotine-anonymous.org Smokefree.gov http://www.smokefree.gov 1-800-QUIT NOW Technical Assistance Legal Center (TALC) http://talc.phi.org/ Tobacco Use Prevention & Control Program (CT DPH) http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3137&q;=388060&dphNav;_GID=1601 U.S. Surgeon General Reports (OSG) http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/index.htm Secondhand Smoke Health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke (OSG) http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke/ Secondhand smoke (MedlinePlus) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/secondhandsmoke.html Secondhand smoke (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/secondhand_smoke/index.htm Secondhand smoke fact sheet (ALA) http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b;=35422 Secondhand smoke: Questions & answers (NCI) http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/ETS What is secondhand smoke? (ACS) http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2X_Secondhand_Smoke-Clean_Indoor_Air.asp Smoking Cessation QuitLine (CT DPH) 1-866-END HABIT (1-866-363-4224) Additional quit-smoking resources…. http://www.healthfinder.gov/ (search on “Smoking”) Dejar de fumar – Spanish (ALA) http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b;=36787 Double your chances of quitting smoking (ACS) http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_3x_Double_Your_Chances.asp Helping a smoker quit: Dos & dont’s (ACS) http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_3x_Help_Someone_Quit.asp How to avoid weight gain when quitting (AHA) http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3011 Quit smoking (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/index.htm Quit smoking – English (ALA) http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b;=22937 Quitting smoking: Help for cravings & tough situations (ACS) http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Help_for_Cravings.asp Smokefree.gov: You can quit smoking now (Smokefree.gov) http://www.smokefree.gov Stop smoking: Resources & tools for quitting (AHA) http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3038010 Top 10 reasons to quit smoking (NHLBI) http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/prevent/q_smoke/top_ten.htm Women’s Health.gov: Independence from smoking (HHS) http://www.womenshealth.gov/QuitSmoking Close this window |
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