Smoking Cessation Resources

The American Cancer Society can provide you with information regarding facts on tobacco use, tips on how to get through the rough spots, tips for friends and family of a smoker who’s trying to quit and the American Cancer Society “Quit for Life” Program.

The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research.

The CDC is the lead federal agency for comprehensive tobacco prevention and control. Office of Smoking and Health (OSH) is dedicated to reducing the death and disease caused by tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.

Smokefree.gov provides free, accurate, evidence-based information and professional assistance to help support the immediate and long-term needs of people trying to quit smoking.

Use the free EX quit smoking plan to prepare yourself by "relearning life without cigarettes." EX will help you pick your smoking habit apart into little pieces you can tackle one by one. Once you begin, you’ll start to look at quitting smoking not as one huge war, but as a series of small battles you can actually see yourself winning.

Nicotine Anonymous is a 12-step program designed to help people become nicotine-free, using the 12-step concept from Alcoholics Anonymous.

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This is a single access point to the National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines. Callers are automatically routed to a state-run quitline. If there is no state-run quitline in their area, callers are routed to the National Cancer Institute, where they may receive help with smoking, order informational materials, and find referrals to other sources.

Talk with an NCI smoking cessation counselor for help quitting and answers to smoking-related questions in English or Spanish – call toll free within the United States, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time.

An evidence-based, telephone counseling program designed to help you prepare for and successfully quit tobacco use (smoking or smokeless). Optional, mail-order nicotine-replacement therapy (patch or gum) is available through the quitline. Participants will receive five scheduled calls with a trained tobacco cessation counselor—and can call the quitline any time that additional support is needed during your quit attempt.

Medication can be obtained by meeting with your primary care physician and discussing your decision to stop smoking. Quitting aids are also available through smoking cessation classes and quit lines. The Wicomico County Health Department Tobacco Use Prevention & Cessation Program may offer discounts on medications with doctor’s prescriptions and The American Cancer Society Quit for Life Hotline can provide mail-order nicotine replacement therapy. Students may obtain quitting aids through the Student Health Services. Talk to your primary care physician before starting any new medications or quitting aids such as the following:

• Nicotine Patches and Gum: Replaces nicotine to help reduce withdrawal symptoms.
• Zyban®: A medication that reduces your craving for tobacco.
• Chantix® (Varenicline): A medication that blocks the pleasant effects of nicotine on the brain.

Use the following books and articles to assist you in quitting smoking:

• Carr, A. (2004). The Easy Way to Stop Smoking. New York, New York: Sterling Publishers.
• Fisher, E. B. (1998). American Lung Association: 7 Steps to a Smoke-Free Life. New York, New York: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated.
• Prochaska, J. O.; Norcross, J.; and DiClemente, C. (1995). Changing for Good: A Revolutionary Six-Stage Program for Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving your Life Positively Forward. New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers.
• Ranney, L.; Melvin, C.; Lux, L.; McClain, E.; and Lohr, K. N. (2006). Systematic Review: Smoking Cessation Intervention Strategies for Adults and Adults in Special Populations. Annals of Internal Medicine: 145 (11), 845-856.