Smokefree.Gov - Online Guide to Quitting Smoking
Smokefree.gov, created by the National Cancer Institute, is intended to help you or someone you care about quit smoking.
Different people need different resources as they try to quit. The informati... Details >
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health |
American Lung Association® Fact Sheet Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Tobacco
While in the general population, smoking among women decreases with age, smoking rates among Asian American and Pacific Islander women increase with age. ... Details >
American Lung Association |
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Tobacco
Smoking is responsible for 87% of the lung cancer deaths in the United States. In 1993, lung cancer was the leading cause of cancer death 22.3% among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Cigars: No Such Thing As a Safe Smoke
This article discusses warning labels on cigar packages and ads -- regulations that took effect following a report by the National Cancer Institute detailing the health risks of cigar smoking.... Details >
Federal Trade Commission |
Don't Let Another Year Go Up in Smoke: Smoking Quit Tips
Also available in: Spanish
A recent study shows that 70 percent of adult smokers want to quit. This article supports smokers in accomplishing that goal.... Details >
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Fact sheet discusses the health risk of ETS -- lung cancer, elevated rates of respiratory symptoms and respiratory tract infections in children -- and public policies restricting smoking.... Details >
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Help for Smokers: Ideas to Help You Quit
Information that can help you kick the smoking habit. Includes information about pregnancy and smoking and discusses the added risks for a smoker facing surgery.... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Kick the Smoking Habit
Also available in: Spanish
This publication is part of a set of booklets that present key steps that Latinos can take to reduce their chances of having a heart attack or stroke. Written in a friendly English/Spanish side-by-sid... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Reasons To Quit Smoking
Also available in: Chinese-Traditional Japanese Korean Samoan Spanish Tongan Vietnamese
Smoking kills--one in two lifetime smokers will die from smoking. Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, chronic bronchitis, asthma, and emphysema.
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New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service |
Selected Actions of the U.S. Government Regarding the Regulation of Tobacco Sales, Marketing, and Use
This page outlines selected actions of the U.S. Government regarding the regulation of tobacco sales, marketing, and use. Presents a history of legislation and regulation from 1906 to the present, in... Details >
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
