Tobacco Cessation - You Can Quit Smoking Now!

Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update includes new, effective clinical treatments for tobacco dependence and the latest information to help people quit smoking.

• What's New
• Consumer Materials
• Clinician Materials
• Banner Graphics for Linking
• Ordering Information for 2008 Guideline and Related Materials
• Surgeon General Reports
• Press Releases
• Speeches
• More Resources

• Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update—Clinical Practice Guideline (PDF File, 2 MB)
  • General Guideline References (PDF File, 200 KB)
  • References for Studies in Meta-analyses
• Helping Smokers Quit—A Guide for Clinicians (PDF File, 190 KB)
• Help for Smokers and Other Tobacco Users (PDF File, 180 KB) (En español, PDF File, 175 KB)
• Press Release: New Evidence Provides Clinicians with Better Tools To Help Smokers Quit

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• Help for Smokers and Other Tobacco Users (PDF File, 180 KB) (En español, PDF File, 175 KB)
• You Can Quit Smoking—Pocket card (PDF File, 39 KB)
  (En español, PDF File, 41 KB)
• Quitting Helps You Heal Faster—Hospital card (PDF File, 37 KB)
  (En español, PDF File, 38 KB)

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• Helping Smokers Quit—A Guide for Clinicians (PDF File, 190 KB)
• Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update—Clinical Practice Guideline (PDF File, 2 MB)
• General Guideline References (PDF File, 200 KB)
• References for Studies in Meta-analyses
• Clinician Tear Sheets, Prenatal (PDF File, 513 KB; Text Version)
  En español (PDF File, 514 KB; Text Version)

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• The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General
• The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General
• Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General
• Reducing Tobacco Use A Report of the Surgeon General
• SGR 4 KIDS: The Surgeon General's Report for Kids about Smoking
• All Surgeon General Reports

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• New Evidence Provides Clinicians with Better Tools To Help Smokers Quit
• Statement by Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS — U.S. Surgeon General on Announcement by Pizza Hut and KFC Restaurants Banning Smoking
• U.S. Surgeon General Gives Tips to Fathers and Fathers-To-Be: Father's Day Tips for a Healthy Childhood
• U.S. Surgeon General Celebrates "World No Tobacco Day 2005" as Part of "The Year of The Healthy Child"
• U.S. Surgeon General Issues Second "Healthy Dozen" List - Toddlers
• U.S. Surgeon General Gives Tips to Mothers and Mothers-To-Be
• New Surgeon General's Report Expands List of Diseases Caused by Smoking

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• The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General, 2004
• Opening of meeting: Tobacco-Related Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Groups
• Secondhand Smoke and Hispanic Families: Smart Decisions Result in Better Health
• National Oral Health Call to Action
• Can Tobacco Cure Smoking? A Review of Tobacco Harm Reduction

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• Search the healthfinder® Web site for more Smoking Cessation resources.
• Visit the National Women's Health Information Center Web site for "A Breath of Fresh Air! Independence from Smoking," a special section to help women stop smoking.
• Go to the National Library of Medicine for consumer information on Smoking Cessation.
• You Can Quit Smoking Now -- www.smokefree.gov
• HHS National Quitline Number (1-800-QUITNOW)

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