Quitting Smoking

For information on  smoking cessation, please visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)  smoking cessation website at SmokeFree.gov .

SmokeFree.gov outlines why quitting smoking is so difficult and offers tips to help smokers develop strategies to quit smoking and stay quit for life. In addition, SmokeFree.gov offers a tool called LiveHelp , which offers smokers the opportunity to chat online with smoking cessation experts from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) .

You may also contact SmokeFree.gov by phone at 1.877.44U.QUIT (1.877.448.7848). Smoking cessation counselors from the NCI are available to answer smoking-related questions in English or Spanish, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. eastern time.

Or, you can call 1.800.QUITNOW (1.800.784.8669) or by TTY at 1.800.332.8615, which connects you to counseling and information about quitting smoking in your state.

The Great American Smokeout will be held on November 18, 2010. This event is observed on the third Thursday in November every year.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  issued a warning about potential health risks associated with  electronic cigarettes , or e-cigarettes. You may wish to view information on  Health Risks Posed by E-Cigarettes .

Additional Resources:

• FDA 101: Smoking Cessation Products
• Office on Smoking and Health (OSH)
• Nicotine Addiction
• Smoking Statistics
• Cancer