Tobacco Prevention
& Cessation Links
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UW-River Falls Student Health
and Counseling Services
Tobacco Cessation Web Page |
Cessation information and options. |
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Boston University
website. An honest look
at the realities of smoking and the possibilities of quitting.
Offers support & information for those seeking
help. Includes information on the risks/benefits of medication
and news updates. Plus access to other informational web
sites. |
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If
you're thinking about quitting smoking
you have certainly come to the right place! If you are
looking for information for another person you care about,
please be sure to refer them to this site. |
| QuitTime |
QuitTime
is a Windows quitmeter that shows you how long you've been smoke-free,
how many cigarettes you haven't smoked, how much money you've
saved and how much longer you might live by not smoking. |
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So
you wanna quit smoking? Okay,
friend, the fun's over. No more hacking coughs, no more
shelling out money to Big Tobacco day after day, no more
shortness of breath, and no more social alienation. How
do you give all this up? That's what we're here to tell
you.
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The American
Lung Association (ALA)
today fights lung disease in all its forms, with
special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental
health. This site features information on quitting,
nicotine replacement theory information, fact sheets,
secondhand smoke and much more. |
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The American
Cancer Society is the nationwide community-
based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating
cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer,
saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through
research, education, advocacy, and service. Web
site contains information on types of cancer, treatment
options, prevention, statistics, etc. |
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Center
for Disease Control website. Overview
of tobacco efforts in the U.S. and the world with links
& information for quitting, comments & questions
area, share your thoughts, Surgeon General report. |
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This Virginia
Commonwealth University website provides
great information on smoking and why this is important
for the college student. |
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This Office
of the Surgeon General site has the
latest drugs and counseling techniques for quitting tobacco
use and dependence. Included is a 5-day countdown
and a 5-day plan to quit smoking.
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The
National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC)
created this page to help empower women and girls, and
the people they love, to breathe clean! Gain independence
from the stale world of smoking by using our information
and resources. Learn about the specific effects
of smoking on your health and how to overcome barriers
to quit. |
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This site
features tobacco trends
in Wisconsin and links to statewide efforts.
Posters and other free stuff are available. |
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Smoke Free Wisconsin is
an organization with a single focus - reducing tobacco use in Wisconsin through policy change. Also learn more about the Wisconsin Children's Initiative, a campaign to reduce youth smoking by raising the price of tobacco and to fund important tobacco prevention programs and Medicaid. |
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Meet
Joe Chemo,
a camel who wishes he'd never smoked cigarettes.
Joe just realized that he's been MaNiPuLaTeD
all his life by tobacco companies. Test your tobacco
IQ and more about Joe. |
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The tobacco
industry sees their customers as idiots, pawns that can
be played to the tune of billions of dollars in profits.
Fighting Against Corporate
Tobacco (FACT) a Wisconsin youth led anti-tobacco
industry movement beliefs you deserve the truth about
big tobacco.
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