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How much do you know about smoking bans? Answer these questions and find out.

Why Should I Quit?
What Can I do to Quit?
How Can I Convince My Parents to Quit?
Peer Pressure

DID YOU KNOW?

Half of all people who even TRY smoking eventually become addicted to nicotine? Yes, half…and that means you could easily be one of them. 

 

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Quitting Resources

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American Cancer Society: Guide to Quitting Smoking
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Guide_for_Quitting_Smoking.asp?sitearea=PED
Includes the following information:

  • Why Should I Quit?
  • How to Quit
  • Dealing With Withdrawal
  • Staying Quit
  • Support
  • Weight Gain
  • Stress

American Lung Association: Freedom From Smoking® Online Cessation Program
http://www.lungusa.org/site/apps/kb/home/login.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=38973
The American Lung Association's popular smoking cessation program has just been revamped and upgraded.

American Lung Association: Not On Tobacco (N-O-T)
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=39866
A Total Health Approach to Helping Teens Stop Smoking

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Youth Cessation Materials
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/how_to_quit/iquit/index.htm
"I Quit: What to do when you're sick of smoking, chewing, or dipping"
For youth, this booklet was developed by the Anne Arundel County Department of Health in Annapolis, Maryland brought to you by the CDC.

Helping Young Smokers Quit: Identifying Best Practices for Tobacco Cessation
www.hysq.org
"The Helping Young Smokers Quit initiative is a two-phase project that addresses the critical need to disseminate effective, developmentally appropriate cessation programs for adolescent smokers." HYSQ offers free e-bulletins for program administrators, tobacco control advocates, and tobacco researchers. 

Smokefree.gov
http://www.smokefree.gov/quit-smoking/index.html

Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative
www.youthtobaccocessation.org
"YTCC was formed in 1998 to address the gap in knowledge about what cessation strategies are most effective in assisting youth to quit smoking. Collaborative members represent major organizations that fund research, program, and policy initiatives related to controlling youth tobacco use." 

Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative: Help to Quit Smoking
http://www.youthtobaccocessation.org/programs/helptoquit.html
"YTCC was formed in 1998 to address the gap in knowledge about what cessation strategies are most effective in assisting youth to quit smoking. Collaborative members represent major organizations that fund research, program, and policy initiatives related to controlling youth tobacco use." 

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