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Smokefree.gov, created by the National Cancer Institute, is intended to help you or someone you care about quit smoking. Different people need different resources as they try to quit. The informati... Details >

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

The 2004 Surgeon General’s Report on the Health Consequences of Smoking is written for a scientific audience. However, the Surgeon General believes that the findings are very important to everyone and... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

African Americans continue to suffer disproportionately from chronic and preventable disease compared with white Americans. Of the three leading causes of death in African Americans — heart disease, ... Details >

Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Smoking is responsible for 87% of the lung cancer deaths in the United States. In 1993, lung cancer was the leading cause of cancer death 22.3% among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Also available in: Vietnamese 

Don't Burn Your Life Away--Be Good to Your Heart discusses the harmful effects tobacco abuse can have on the body.... Details >

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

Cigarette smoking significantly increases the risk of erectile dysfunction.... Details >

American Heart Association  

This article discusses warning labels on cigar packages and ads -- regulations that took effect following a report by the National Cancer Institute detailing the health risks of cigar smoking.... Details >

Federal Trade Commission

Learn how much money you spend on cigarettes.... Details >

University of Maryland Medical Center  

Also available in: Vietnamese 

Be good to your heart, do not smoke.... Details >

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Also available in: Spanish 

A recent study shows that 70 percent of adult smokers want to quit. This article supports smokers in accomplishing that goal.... Details >

Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

This interactive animation outlines the effects of smoking on the different organs of the body based on the findings of the 2004 Surgeon General's Report. It is available in Flash and HTML.... Details >

Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona today released a new comprehensive report on smoking and health, revealing for the first time that smoking causes diseases in nearly every organ of the body. Pu... Details >

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

These fact sheets focus on particular age groups and specific diseases related to smoking.... Details >

Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Also available in: Spanish 

Research has shown that women’s smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of pregnancy complications, premature delivery, low-birth-weight infants, stillbirth, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS... Details >

Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

This site answers to the most frequently asked questions about secondhand smoke, serious health risks to children and to children with asthma, and the science behind the risks.... Details >

Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

This brief fact sheet describes how smoking affects minority women.... Details >

National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Information that can help you kick the smoking habit. Includes information about pregnancy and smoking and discusses the added risks for a smoker facing surgery.... Details >

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Also available in: Spanish 

About 1 out of every 5 women in America smokes, and women are starting to smoke at younger and younger ages. This section of womenshealth.gov will help you and the people you love to not smoke! Along ... Details >

National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Also available in: Spanish 

This publication is part of a set of booklets that present key steps that Latinos can take to reduce their chances of having a heart attack or stroke. Written in a friendly English/Spanish side-by-sid... Details >

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

This page provides access to educational materials from the Nicotine Anonymous, a membership organization of men and women whose primary purpose is to offer support to those who are trying to gain fre... Details >

Nicotine Anonymous World Services  

This tool helps you assess your level of nicotine addiction.... Details >

University of Maryland Medical Center  

An online list of tobacco-related government materials. Includes fact sheets, posters, and materials for adolescents, the general public, and the health care provider.... Details >

Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Answers your questions about the health risks associated with cigar smoking. Includes information on the differences between cigars and cigarettes; how the health risks associated with cigar smoking a... Details >

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Fact sheet discusses the health risk of secondhand smoke -- lung cancer, elevated rates of respiratory symptoms and respiratory tract infections in children -- and public policies restricting smoking.... Details >

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

This page outlines selected actions of the U.S. Government regarding the regulation of tobacco sales, marketing, and use. Presents a history of legislation and regulation from 1906 to the present, in... Details >

Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Links to fact sheets, educational programs and other tobacco information and prevention sources designed to educate young people on the dangers of smoking and other tobacco use.... Details >

Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Asian Americans have the lowest smoking prevalence rates among adults of all racial/ethnic groups. This fact sheet provides information on Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders and tobacco, including data... Details >

American Lung Association  

Cigarette smoking causes heart disease, lung and esophageal cancer, and chronic lung disease. Additionally, several research studies have identified smoking as a risk factor for osteoporosis and bone ... Details >

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health

This page is a gateway for information about quitting smoking, smoking and cancer, secondhand smoke, cigarettes and other tobacco products, tobacco research, and smoking statistics.... Details >

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

This page provides links to government publications on smoking, smoking cessation and health effects and consequences of smoking. Provides access to fact sheets, initiatives, DVDs and videos, and CDC ... Details >

Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

This video hosted by former cover model Christy Turlington, explores some of the common myths about smoking and empowers women to become or stay smoke-free.... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This online fact sheet describes how the digestive system is affected by cigarette smoking. The fact sheet explains the ways in which smoking exacerbates or contributes to digestive diseases and condi... Details >

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health

The lack of large-scale studies that focus specifically on female populations makes it difficult to fully assess the impact of smoking on women. However, women show the same responses to cigarette smo... Details >

American Medical Women's Association  

This presentation shows how smoking damages nearly every organ in the body.... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Surgeon General's Reports on Smoking from 1964 through 2001 are referenced on this page. Detailed information is available on each report.... Details >

Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

The popularity of youth sports in the United States continues to explode. That is why sports activities are great ways to reach our nation’s young people with information about how to make important h... Details >

Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

This report highlights the health impact of smoking among U.S. women and girls. It concludes that the increased likelihood of lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, and reproductive health problems amon... Details >

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention