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 |
A Breath of Fresh Air! Independence from Smoking
Also available in: Spanish
This series of Web pages sponsored by the National Women's Health Information Center provides tips on how to quit, discusses why it's important to quit, and outlines barriers to quitting smoking. Info... Details >
National Women's Health Information Center, U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's 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 |
Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General
U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona today released a new comprehensive report on smoking and health, revealing for the first time that smoking causes diseases in nearly every organ of the body. Pu... Details >
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Health Problems in American Indian/Alaska Native Women: Smoking
This brief fact sheet describes how smoking affects minority women.... Details >
National Women's Health Information Center, U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's 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 |
Questions and Answers About Cigar Smoking and Cancer
Answers your questions about the health risks associated with cigar smoking. Includes information on the differences between cigars and cigarettes; how the health risks associated with cigar smoking a... Details >
National Cancer 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 |
SmokeFree Soccer: Sports Initiatives
Smoke-Free Kids and Soccer is a collaborative effort among the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the U.S. Women's National Team, and US Soccer, the governing body of American soccer. Par... Details >
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Smoking Tips 4 Youth
Links to fact sheets, educational programs and other tobacco information and prevention sources (TIPS) designed to educate young people on the dangers of smoking and other tobacco use.... Details >
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
Surgeon General's Report for Kids about Smoking: 10 Things You Can Do to Make Your World Smoke-Free
Become part of the movement against tobacco! Here are 10 ways you can help to make your world smoke-free.... Details >
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
Surgeon General's Report For Kids About Smoking: 6 Facts about Kids and Smoking
The Surgeon General's Report contains six major facts about kids and smoking. Read about them on this page.... Details >
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
Surgeon General's Report for Kids about Smoking: Be an Ad Buster
Tobacco ads don't tell the whole truth. They're a smoke screen designed to cover up one simple fact -- smoking is very, very bad for your health! The purpose of this piece is to help kids to understan... Details >
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
Surgeon General's Report for Kids about Smoking: Is Smokeless Tobacco Safer Than Cigarettes?
Is smokeless tobacco safer than cigarettes? The answer is NO! This page details the problems associated with smokeless tobacco.... Details >
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
Surgeon General's Report for Kids about Smoking: Smoke-Free from Coast to Coast
Kids everywhere are banding together to stamp out tobacco. See how kids throughout the country are becoming involved and making an impact.... Details >
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
Surgeon General's Report for Kids about Smoking: The Real Deal about Tobacco
The Surgeon General says that 3,000 kids start smoking every day. For those kids who do smoke and others who are considering smoking - the Surgeon General's report provides them with "the real deal" ... Details >
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
Surgeon General's Report for Kids about Smoking: Up in Smoke!
The typical smoker spends about $700 a year on cigarettes. Here are other options for spending your money that are fulfilling and do not endanger your health.... Details >
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
Tobacco Information & Prevention Sourcepage: Educational Materials
This page provides links to government publications on smoking, smoking cessation and smoking programs for all audiences. Instructions on accessing those available through the Internet are also availa... Details >
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
Tobacco Information & Prevention Sourcepage: Publications Page
An online list of tobacco-related government materials. Includes fact sheets, posters, materials for adolescents, the general public, and the health care provider.... Details >
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
Tobacco Information & Prevention Sourcepage: Surgeon General's Reports - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Surgeon General's Reports on Smoking from 1964 through 2001 are referenced on this page. Detailed information is available on each report.... Details >
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
Why Do You Smoke?
Answer the questions on this site to find out why you smoke. Understanding the reasons you smoke may assist you in making a decision about a quitting method that will work best for you.... Details >
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General
This report highlights the health impact of smoking among U.S. women and girls. It concludes that the increased likelihood of lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, and reproductive health problems amon... Details >
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
