Stop Smoking Simplified

"This time I'm quitting smoking for good!"

If you've tried quitting smoking before, your odds of success go up every time, so plan to succeed. But before you begin let's review a few proven ways to butt out for good. more >>

Costs of smoking

Inhaling a drug provides the most rapid pathway to the brain, faster even than intravenous injection. The faster the delivery system the stronger the compulsion and craving once addiction has occurred. more >>

Your success depends on your motivation

If you're quitting just because it seems like the right thing to do and everyone wants you to, how long will that motivation hold out? more >>

Three strikes: smoking, drinking, and obesity

Smoking, drinking, and obesity are the three biggest risk factors affecting people in countries... More >>

Reducing cancer's death toll through prevention

Ever heard the saying "prevention is the best medicine"? A recent study found that... More >>

Health Tip

Men under 49 should consume, by diet and supplements, 1000 mg of calcium and 200 I.U. of vitamin D, and 1200 mg and 400 I.U. if they are over 50.

Osteoporosis doesn’t just happen to women. Men also need enough calcium and vitamin D in their diet. Men under 49 should consume, by diet and supplements, 1000 mg of calcium and 200 I.U. of vitamin D, and 1200 mg and 400 I.U. if they are over 50.

Consequences of smoking

Smoking and your lungs
Smoking is the main risk factor for lung cancer and is responsible for more than 80% of lung cancers.
Are you at risk for a stroke?
While anyone can have a stroke, including young, healthy people, some of us are more at risk.
Asthma triggers
Any number of environmental stimuli can trigger asthma attacks including air temperature, pollution, odors, stress, and cigarette smoke.

Healthy living

Featured Associations

American Lung Association
Improving life one breath at a time
Lung Line National Jewish Medical/Research Center
Treatment of patients with respiratory, immune and allergic disorders, and for groundbreaking medical research

Support Groups

Visit our Stop Smoking Support Group Database and get personal assistance for you or your loved ones. There are experienced health care professionals in your community that are well-prepared to provide care.

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