Pat ElliottExpertHERWriterGuideBlogger(reply to Anonymous)
Hi Anon - It sounds like you're ready to quit and just need some support. Here's a great link from WebMD on the "13 Best Quit-Smoking Tips Ever."
http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/slideshow-13-best-quit-smoking-tips-ever
There are many stop smoking support services available.
The American Cancer Society
1-800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.
American Heart Association & American Stroke Association
Toll-free number: 1-800-242-8721 (1-800-AHA-USA-1)
Web site: www.americanheart.org
Toll-free number: 1-888-478-7653 (1-888-4-STROKE)
Web site: www.strokeassocation.org
Quitting tips and advice can be found at everydaychoices.org or by calling 1-866-399-6789
American Lung Association
Toll-free number: 1-800-548-8252
Web site: www.lungusa.org
Printed quit materials are available, some in Spanish. Also offers the tobacco cessation program "Freedom from Smoking Online" at www.ffsonline.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Office on Smoking and Health
Toll-free number: 1-800-232-4636 (1-800-CDC-INFO)
Web site: www.cdc.gov/tobacco
Free quit support line: 1-800-784-8669 (1-800-QUIT-NOW)
TTY: 1-800-332-8615
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Telephone: 202-272-0167
Web site: www.epa.gov
Has advice on how to protect children from secondhand smoke, a Smoke-free Homes Pledge, and other tobacco-related materials on the direct Web site, www.epa.gov/smokefree, or at 1-866-766-5337 (1-866-SMOKE-FREE)
National Cancer Institute
Toll-free number: 1-800-422-6237 (1-800-4-CANCER)
Web site: www.cancer.gov
Toll-free tobacco line: 1-877-448-7848
Tobacco quit line: 1-800-784-8669 (1-800-QUITNOW)
Direct tobacco Web site: www.smokefree.gov
Quitting information, cessation guide, and counseling is offered, as well as information on state telephone-based quit programs
Nicotine Anonymous
Toll-free number: 1-877-879-6422
Web site: www.nicotine-anonymous.org
For free information, meeting schedules, printed materials, or information on how to start a group in your area
QuitNet
Web site: www.quitnet.com
Offers free, cutting edge, effective tobacco cessation services to people worldwide
We'd love your feedback on any of these organizations, and on your progress. We certainly wish you all the best for success.
Take care, Pat
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Hi Anon - It sounds like you're ready to quit and just need some support. Here's a great link from WebMD on the "13 Best Quit-Smoking Tips Ever."
http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/slideshow-13-best-quit-smoking-tips-ever
There are many stop smoking support services available.
The American Cancer Society
1-800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.
American Heart Association & American Stroke Association
Toll-free number: 1-800-242-8721 (1-800-AHA-USA-1)
Web site: www.americanheart.org
Toll-free number: 1-888-478-7653 (1-888-4-STROKE)
Web site: www.strokeassocation.org
Quitting tips and advice can be found at everydaychoices.org or by calling 1-866-399-6789
American Lung Association
Toll-free number: 1-800-548-8252
Web site: www.lungusa.org
Printed quit materials are available, some in Spanish. Also offers the tobacco cessation program "Freedom from Smoking Online" at www.ffsonline.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Office on Smoking and Health
Toll-free number: 1-800-232-4636 (1-800-CDC-INFO)
Web site: www.cdc.gov/tobacco
Free quit support line: 1-800-784-8669 (1-800-QUIT-NOW)
TTY: 1-800-332-8615
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Telephone: 202-272-0167
Web site: www.epa.gov
Has advice on how to protect children from secondhand smoke, a Smoke-free Homes Pledge, and other tobacco-related materials on the direct Web site, www.epa.gov/smokefree, or at 1-866-766-5337 (1-866-SMOKE-FREE)
National Cancer Institute
Toll-free number: 1-800-422-6237 (1-800-4-CANCER)
Web site: www.cancer.gov
Toll-free tobacco line: 1-877-448-7848
Tobacco quit line: 1-800-784-8669 (1-800-QUITNOW)
Direct tobacco Web site: www.smokefree.gov
Quitting information, cessation guide, and counseling is offered, as well as information on state telephone-based quit programs
Nicotine Anonymous
Toll-free number: 1-877-879-6422
Web site: www.nicotine-anonymous.org
For free information, meeting schedules, printed materials, or information on how to start a group in your area
QuitNet
Web site: www.quitnet.com
Offers free, cutting edge, effective tobacco cessation services to people worldwide
We'd love your feedback on any of these organizations, and on your progress. We certainly wish you all the best for success.
March 30, 2010 - 5:46pmTake care, Pat
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