Reasons to Quit Smoking (47)
The first step to a successful quit smoking program is to think about your reasons to quit smoking. Learn about the benefits you'll experience when you quit smoking, beginning within just 20 minutes of your last cigarette. The tobacco statistics section includes information about smoking-related illnesses and world-wide smoking facts and figures.

Quit Smoking Help (114)
Preparation is a key ingredient of a successful quit program. When will you quit smoking? What will your strategy be? What tools should you have on hand? The tips in this section will help you prepare to quit smoking. Educate yourself about the process of quitting tobacco, and you'll be able to develop a plan to help you quit smoking for good. It begins right here!

Quit Smoking Aids (36)
Part of your preparation should include deciding whether you will use one or a combination of the many nicotine replacement therapies available on the market today. Cold turkey works well for some, but you should choose what suits you best. This section reviews both NRT's and non-nicotine based therapies.

After You Quit Smoking (119)
Congratulations! You've quit smoking or using other forms of tobacco. This section is packed with information designed to help you stay smoke free. Learn how your body heals once you quit smoking, and get quit smoking tips to help you deal with cravings to smoke.

Motivational (241)
It's often been said, quitting tobacco isn't the hard part, staying smoke free is the real challenge. Motivation is critical to continuing success. This section is full of quit stories from people just like you. You can read about how others felt after 6 months, a year, or even longer smoke free.

Smoking Relapse (16)
Find out how to prevent a smoking relapse by keeping your memory green. If you've lost your quit, learn what you can do to recover and get back on the quit smoking wagon as soon as possible.

Cigarette Ingredients (27)
Cigarettes are much more than tobacco rolled into a cylinder of paper. There are 599 additives which have been approved for use in their manufacture by the US Government. Over 4000 chemical compounds are created when these additives are burned, some of which are extremely toxic, while others are known carcinogens.

Cancer (48)
Thirty percent of all cancer deaths and 87 percent of lung cancer deaths in the United States can be attributed to tobacco use, according to the American Cancer Society. There is an increased risk for other cancers as well. Cancer of the bladder, uterus, breast, mouth, larynx, esophagus, and pancreas, to name just a few, can also be linked to tobacco use.

Emphysema / COPD (36)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a blanket term that covers both chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Breathing problems are often the first symptoms of a lung disease such as chronic bronchitis or emphysema. Cigarette smoking is the number one cause of COPD.

Smoking and Your Health (62)
Tobacco consumption contributes to so many diseases. Globally, a person dies every 8 seconds due to tobacco. In the United States alone, approximately 470,000 die every year from a smoking-related illness. Learn how smoking affects your health from head to toe.

Teen Smoking (30)
Worldwide, between 80,000 and 100,000 kids start smoking every single day. Evidence shows that about 50% of those who start during their adolescent years will go on to smoke for 15 to 20 years. Find out what you can do to influence young people not to start, or, if you're young smoker, learn about what you can do to quit.

Secondhand Smoke (19)
Secondhand smoke, also known as passive smoking, is a serious health risk for everyone. The U.S. Evironmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified it as a Group A carcinogen. Learn what it is, why it's so harmful, and what you can do to protect your family and yourself from it.

Photo Gallery (28)
When used according to directions, tobacco products ultimately kill people. Before that though, they ravage our bodies with many forms of disease. From lung cancer and oral cancer to circulatory problems causing gangrene, tobacco disease is gruesome. The links provided here are graphic pictures of the effects of tobacco use on the human body. NOT for the faint of heart.

Tobacco Research and Reform (23)
Here you'll find news about tobacco reform along with information about ongoing tobacco-related research around the world.

Cigars, Pipes and Smokeless (16)
Information about the health risks associated with cigar smoking, pipe smoking and smokeless tobacco.