Quit Smoking for the Last Time
Acupuncture as a Method to Quit Smoking
Addiction to Nicotine
Smoking Reform News and Information
Cigarette Ingredients and Additives
Controlling the Urge to Smoke
When a loved one smokes...
How to Talk to Your Kids about Smoking
Forum Gems
Fun Stuff
Tobacco-Related Health Issues
Is Hypnosis is Right for For You?
Maintaining Cessation
Nicotine Replacement Therapies
Our Personal Stories -- How We Quit
Tobacco Disease Photo Gallery
Quit Meters Track Smoke Free Time
Resources for Smoking Cessation
The Dangers of Secondhand Smoke
Managing Stress Without Smoking
Using Zyban as a Quit Aid
Learn what you need to know to quit and stay that way permanently. Tools, resources and links to helpful information.
Medical acupuncture is one of many approaches to smoking cessation. Read through the information here to decide if this method appeals to you.
When you smoke, you feed a physical need for nicotine. The more you understand about this addiction and how it works, the better equipped you'll be to overcome it. Knowledge is power!
Anti-smoking activism works to inform the public about what is going on behind the scenes of the tobacco companies. Exposing their secrets has brought significant changes world-wide.
The ingredients in cigarettes when burned, create a host of toxic and otherwise harmful chemical compounds. Over 40 known carcinogens are present in cigarette smoke.
The temptation to smoke can feel overpowering at times. There are ways to deal with the discomforts and manage your urges without caving in. Find out how.
Resource area for people who have friends or family members who smoke. Is there a way for you to help them quit? Learn how the addiction to nicotine works, and you'll understand better how to talk to your loved ones.
How we communicate with our kids about smoking is so important. When do we starting talking to them about addiction, and are they getting the message?
This section is devoted to the writings of forum members here at About's Smoking Cessation site. They share their thoughts about quitting, and how it has impacted their lives. Inspirational!
Entertainment and relaxation! This section is where you'll find polls, quizzes, milestone markers, and links to other entertaining places on the Web. Enjoy!
The diseases tobacco consumption causes are numerous. This section includes information on tobacco-related disease.
Using hypnosis as a quit aid works well for some. By inducing an altered state, suggestions are given to the person which will help them quit. Find out if hypnosis would be a good choice for you.
Tips and resources for maintaining cessation once you've gotten through the first few weeks. Learn what to expect as you get further along with your quit.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy, or NRT's, are available in a wide variety of choices. Designed to ease a person through the physical discomforts of nicotine withdrawal, they work well for some.
We all have a story. How we started, how the habit unfolded in our lives...you may not think yours is unique, but it is. Read how others have quit, and have your own account added in this section.
Links to pictures of what tobacco products do to the human body. Tobacco disease comes in many forms, from cancer to gangrene. Warning: these pictures are very graphic in nature.
Quit meters are downloads which, when installed on your computer, keep a running log of your smoke free time. Fun and useful as a motivator, most quit meters are free.
Look here for additional resources to help you quit smoking. Links to private websites as well as public health organizations dedicated to helping people quit smoking are provided.
Secondhand smoke is a toxic by-product of smoking that affects anyone who is exposed to it. Find out why it is harmful, who is most at risk from exposure, and what you can do to protect yourself and loved ones from it.
As smokers, we used cigarettes to calm us...or so we thought. Learning how to cope with stress and the pressures of life smoke free is a part of quitting everyone faces eventually.
Zyban is a prescription-strength medicine used to help people quit smoking. When used along with nicotine replacement therapy (gum, patch, inhaler or nasal spray), the success rate for quitting improves.