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Fact Sheets: Tobacco/Smoking Cessation

Cigar Smoking and Cancer
(Reviewed: 10/27/2009) - A fact sheet about the health risks associated with cigar smoking.

Quitting Smoking: Why To Quit and How To Get Help
(Reviewed: 08/17/2007) - A fact sheet that lists methods of quitting smoking, immediate and long-term benefits of quitting, and organizations that can help.

Quitting Tobacco: Being Around Other Smokers ... Without Smoking
(Reviewed: 11/08/2004) - This fact sheet provides helpful tips related to smoking cessation.

Quitting Tobacco: Driving or Riding in a Car ... Without Smoking
(Reviewed: 11/08/2004) - This fact sheet provides helpful tips related to smoking cessation.

Quitting Tobacco: Enjoying Coffee and Tea ... Without Smoking
(Reviewed: 11/08/2004) - This fact sheet provides helpful tips related to smoking cessation.

Quitting Tobacco: Enjoying Meals ... Without Smoking
(Reviewed: 11/08/2004) - This fact sheet provides helpful tips related to smoking cessation.

Quitting Tobacco: Facing Boredom ... Without Smoking
(Reviewed: 11/08/2004) - This fact sheet provides helpful tips related to smoking cessation.

Quitting Tobacco: Facing the Morning ... Without Smoking
(Reviewed: 11/08/2004) - This fact sheet provides helpful tips related to smoking cessation.

Quitting Tobacco: Handling Anxiety … Without Smoking
(Reviewed: 11/08/2004) - This fact sheet provides helpful tips related to smoking cessation.

Quitting Tobacco: Handling Cravings. . .Without Smoking
(Reviewed: 11/08/2004) - This fact sheet provides helpful tips related to smoking cessation.

Quitting Tobacco: Handling Depression ... Without Smoking
(Reviewed: 11/08/2004) - This fact sheet provides helpful tips related to smoking cessation.

Quitting Tobacco: Handling Irritability and Frustration ... Without Smoking
(Reviewed: 11/08/2004) - This fact sheet provides helpful tips related to smoking cessation.

Quitting Tobacco: Handling Stress ... Without Smoking
(Reviewed: 11/08/2004) - This fact sheet provides helpful tips related to smoking cessation.

Quitting Tobacco: Having a Drink ... Without Smoking
(Reviewed: 11/08/2004) - This fact sheet provides helpful tips related to smoking cessation.

Quitting Tobacco: Short-term and Long-term Health Benefits
(Reviewed: 11/08/2004) - This fact sheet provides information about the positive effects of smoking cessation.

Secondhand Smoke: Questions and Answers
(Reviewed: 08/01/2007) - A fact sheet that summarizes the studies on the health effects of exposure to environmental (secondhand) tobacco smoke.

Smokeless Tobacco and Cancer: Questions and Answers
(Reviewed: 05/30/2003) - A fact sheet about the health risks associated with the use of smokeless tobacco.

The Truth About "Light" Cigarettes: Questions and Answers
(Reviewed: 08/17/2004) - This fact sheet answers questions about the health effects of smoking "low-tar," "mild," or "light" cigarettes.

Women and Smoking: Questions and Answers
(Reviewed: 02/27/2008) - A fact sheet that describes how smoking increases a woman's risk of cancer and other health problems and the benefits of quitting smoking. Includes resources to help women smokers quit.


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