Smoking Cessation

Provider Resources

About These Resources

The following are a few of the many Web sites that provide information and material on smoking and smoking cessation. In several cases, there are materials that you can download, print, and copy to use for your Great American Smokeout Day and other smoking cessation activities. The American Cancer Society (in the nonprofit section) initiated the Great American Smokeout and their resources are included here.

* External Link Disclaimer:
All the links marked with asterisk ( * ) are External links. By clicking on these links, you will leave the Department of Veterans Affairs Website. VA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of the linked website. Links will open in a new browser window.

Great American Smokeout

All About the Event
http://cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_5_Great_American_Smokeout_History.asp*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

Local Smokeout Resources
http://cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2x_Local_Smokeout_Resources.asp*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)/Department of Defense (DoD)

VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines
http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/TUC/TUC_Base.htm

VA/DoD Algorithms
http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/TUC/TUC_CPG/algoframe.htm

VA/DoD Pocket card for clinicians
http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/TUC/G/TUC_pock.pdf  (PDF File)

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Department of Health and Human Services

Safety & Wellness: Smoking and Tobacco
http://www.hhs.gov/safety/index.shtml#smoking*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

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Office of the Surgeon General

Patient Materials

5-Day Countdown
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/5daybook.htm*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/5daybook.pdf  (PDF file, 50 KB)

A 5-Day Plan To Get Ready
English  (PDF File)
Spanish  (PDF File)

Five Common Myths About Quitting Smoking
English  (PDF File)
Spanish  (PDF File)

Frequently Asked Questions about Quitting Smoking
English  (PDF File)
Spanish  (PDF File)

Good Information for Smokers
English  (PDF File)
Spanish  (PDF File)

Help for Pregnant Smokers
English  (PDF File)
Spanish  (PDF File)

Tips for the First Week
English  (PDF File)
Spanish  (PDF File)

You Can Quit Smoking: Pocket Card
English  (PDF File)
Spanish  (PDF File)

You Can Quit Smoking: Tearsheets
English
Spanish

You Can Quit Smoking: Consumer Guide
English  (PDF File)
Spanish   (PDF File)

Clinician Materials

Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence—A Systems Approach
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/systems.htm*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/systems.pdf (PDF file)

Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence—Clinical Practice Guideline
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/smokesum.htm*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/tobaqrg.htm*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

Fact Sheet
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/smokfact.htm*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/smokfact.pdf  (PDF File)

You Can Quit Smoking Posters
English  (PDF File)
Spanish   (PDF File)

Surgeon General's Reports on Smoking and Tobacco Use
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/index.htm*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

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Center for Disease Control (CDC)

CDC - Smoking and Tobacco Use
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

CDC Smoking & Health Resource Library- Recent Citations
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/shrl/NewCitationsSearch.aspx*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

Making Your Workplace Smokefree - A Decision Maker's Guide
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/research_data/environmental/etsguide.htm*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

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National Institutes of Health

Smoking and Cancer, National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/smoking*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

NIH State-of-the-Science Statement on Tobacco Use: Prevention, Cessation, and Control, June 12-14, 2006.
http://consensus.nih.gov/2006/2006TobaccoSOS029html.htm*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

Smokeless Tobacco and Cancer, National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/smokeless-tobacco*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

Tobacco Use- Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods, National Cancer Institute
http://riskfactor.cancer.gov/areas/tobacco/*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

Prevention and Cessation of Cigarette Smoking, National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/prevention/control-of-tobacco-use/Patient/page2*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

Tobacco Use Supplement, Current Population Survey, National Cancer Institute
http://riskfactor.cancer.gov/studies/tus-cps/*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

Research Report Series, Tobacco Addiction, National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.drugabuse.gov/researchreports/nicotine/nicotine.html*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

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Smokefree.gov

Smokefree.gov’s downloadable evidence-based tools designed to help specific audiences quit smoking and remain smoke-free.
http://www.smokefree.gov/info.html*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

Handheld Computer Smoking Intervention Tool from the National Cancer Institute.
http://www.smokefree.gov/hp-hcsit.html*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

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American Cancer Society

Great American Smokeout
http://cancer.org/docroot/PED/ped_10_4.asp*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

Great American Smokeout History
http://cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_5_Great_American_Smokeout_History.asp*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

Complete Guide to Quitting
http://cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Guide_for_Quitting_Smoking.asp
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

Free Brochures
http://cancer.org/asp/freebrochures/fb_global.asp?navToScreen=search*  
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

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American Lung Association

Quit Smoking Action Plan
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33484*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

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University of Wisconsin Medical School/CTRI

Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence (internet course)

http://www.cme.wisc.edu/online/Smoking/accmeCTRI.html*
 (link above takes you out of the VA website)

The purpose of this program is to identify efficacious interventions for tobacco use that can be offered during clinical/medical visits. The course is intended for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, technicians, and allied health professionals. It is jointly Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Medical School and the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (CTRI).

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