Recommended Web Sites

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Americans for NonSmokers' Rights - Information on encouraging smoke-free places, the effects of second-hand smoke, and many related topics can be found here.

A.S.H. - Action on Smoking and Health - A.S.H. is the nation's oldest and largest antismoking organization, and the only one which regularly takes hard-hitting legal and other actions to fight smoking and to protect the rights of nonsmokers.

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Dangers of Cigarette Smoking - Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the United States. Yet approximately 48 million adults in the United States are smokers (over 25 percent of the adult population).

Freedom From Smoking Online - The American Lung Association's popular smoking cessation program is now available on this site.

Heart Disease and Women: Kicking The Smoking Habit - Cigarette smoking is a habit that greatly increases your chances of developing cardiovascular diseases. Surprising as it may seem, smoking by women in this country causes almost as many deaths from heart disease as from lung cancer.

How Nicotine Works - This commercial site provides a good review on how nicotine works in your body.

It's Quittin' Time Smokers Need Not Rely on Willpower Alone - Even in the face of withdrawal symptoms that can challenge the strongest of wills, millions of Americans have conquered their smoking "habit," step by step. See this publication from the Food and Drug Administration to find ways to quit.

MedlinePlus: Smoking and MedlinePlus: Smoking Cessation - The National Library of Medicine provides these links to quality resources on smoking and quitting smoking.

Mind Over Matter: The Brain's Response to Nicotine - This e-zine is specifically aimed at children and teens, but adults can learn about the brain here too.

Questions and Answers About Cigarette Smoking and Cancer and Questions and Answers About Cigar Smoking and Cancer - The National Cancer Institute provides these fact sheets on smoking and cancer.

QuitNet - QuitNet brings proven scientific methods to the Web to deliver support to smokers whenever they need it.

Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking - The Environment Protection Agency has provided this fact sheet on the dangers of passive smoking.

Smoking Interactive Tutorial - Read Me First! This interactive tutorial is from the Patient Education Institute. Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial. These tutorials require a special Flash plug-in, version 4 or above. If you do not have Flash, you will be prompted to obtain a free download of the software before you start the tutorial.

Smoking and Musculoskeletal Health - The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons has created this fact sheet on how smoking affects your bones and muscles.

Smoking and Pregnancy - The American Lung Association has created these fact sheets on how smoking affects pregnancy and the baby.

Smoking and Your Digestive System - Smoking is responsible for changes in all parts of the body, including the digestive system. This fact can have serious consequences because it is the digestive system that converts foods into the nutrients the body needs to live.

Tobacco Cessation Guidelines - The Office of the Surgeon General has prepared these fact sheets and brochures about smoking cessation.

Tobacco Control - The American Lung Association offers plenty of support for those who wish to quit smoking, and plenty of reasons not to start smoking in the first place.

Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS) - The CDC provides these tips for quitting (or not starting) using tobacco in any form. The site also includes sports initiatives, celebrities against smoking, and plenty of educational materials.

Why Do You Smoke? - The National Cancer Institute describes some of the reasons why people smoke and ways to solve the problem without tobacco.

Women and Smoking - A Report from the Surgeon General - Find the entire report here, along with executive summaries and fact sheets.

You Can Quit Smoking - This document explains the best ways for you to quit as well as new treatments to help, it is from the U.S. Surgeon General's Office.