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Imagine the surprise in gross anatomy lab when we opened the chest cavity
of a lifetime smoker only to smell - cigarette smoke! The lungs were
blackened with the same coal like color inside and out.
Most people know that smoking is bad for them but they don't know how to
quit or believe they lack the will power.
I believe you can do it. This page is all about resources that can help
you! Do use this page and / or pass it on to loved ones and friends.
Let it be your gift to them.
email this page
If you have a story or resource to share
and add to this page : email webmaster @ tobeinformed.com
Don't stay trapped in the box of
addiction. Kick the smoking habit today.
2004 report - Surgeon general's report on how smoking can damage the body.
Rick Beneteau - a smoker
of 39 years learned how to quit smoking from an NLP specialist. He says it
took 3 hours to learn how to do it. Rick now teaches others how to beat
the smoking habit.
Online Quit smoking guide
- Government website's online guide to quitting smoking.
Can
you quit smoking? - Thoughts on Rick's site.
How smoking damages the brain - picture
Rob Mellor has a
similar site as Rick Beneteau for using NLP to help kick the smoking habit.
Preparing to
quit - Government sponsored site tells you how to get ready to quit.
Fresh Start -
Matt Godson uses hypnosis to help you quit smoking.
Quit to Live - How and
Why to Quit Smoking - CDC (center for disease control) site on
quitting smoking.
Staying off the habit
- once you quit, this page advises you on how to stay off the smoking habit.
4 Step plan to
quitting smoking -
Smoking
Cessation reports - Government collection of reports and studies on quitting
smoking.
Compare increased risk of
death as a current or former smoker.
Talk to a professional - Via
IM or by telephone. Telephone help by state or handy toll free national number.
Information for TTY communication as well. Regular phone:
1-800-QuitNow . TTY: 1-800-332-8615
Cessation Resource Center - Site
with government tobacco cessation resources.
Forever Free - For smokers
who have recently quit. - Free information
There you have a nice collection of resources that can help you to quit
smoking, understand why you should quit smoking and to stay quit once you
succeed.
Good luck. If you have any other resources to add to this page,
let me know and
I'll check them out and may add them to this page.
- Dave
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