WWW.Asbestos.COM : Mesothelioma & Smoking– After smoking, asbestos is the most common cause of lung cancer in America. When a person who was exposed to asbestos is also a smoker – the risk factor for lung cancer becomes astronomical. The two lung irritants work together to increase the risk of developing lung cancer to 90 times greater than a non-smoker who has never been exposed to asbestos. The Mesothelioma Center is an up-to-date resource on all mesothelioma issues ranging from mesothelioma statistics to asbestos exposure.
WWW.AsthmaNow.NET : Asthma affects a growing number of people in New Hampshire. The AsthmaNow website brings together information and resources for everyone with an interest in asthma. Smoking and being exposed to secondhand smoke greatly increase your risk of an Asthma attack.
WWW.BecomeAnEX.COM : EX is a free quit plan that will help you stop smoking. It’s not about why to quit. EX is all about HOW. The plan was created by medical experts and tested by real smokers. Or should we say, ex-smokers.
WWW.DrugFreeBunny.ORG : Information for teens on alcohol, tobacco and drugs and their effects…and cool free stickers!
WWW.DrugFreeNH.ORG : A website designed to help individuals, families, and communities to get informed, get involved and get help! You will find information on prevention efforts, effects of alcohol and other drugs, guidance on recovery and treatment and links to programs in the Granite State . . . and more.
WWW.KillTheCan.ORG : A resource to quit Dip, Snuff, and Chewing Tobacco. An online community of people dedicated to quitting smokeless tobacco and to supporting each other’s struggles with a powerful and persistent addiction.
WWW.MyLastDip.COM : A free online resource to help young smokeless tobacco users quit.
WWW.QuitNet.COM : QuitNet’s web site is host to a thriving online community of thousands of smokers and ex-smokers who support each other with practical tips and celebrations of milestones. In addition to this supportive global community, the web site provides a suite of interactive tools and features that members can use 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for as long as they need.
WWW.Smokefree.GOV : Smokefree.gov is intended to help you or someone you care about quit smoking. Different people need different resources as they try to quit. The information and professional assistance available on this web site can help to support both your immediate and long-term needs as you become, and remain, a non-smoker. Smokefree.gov allows you to choose the help that best fits your needs. You can get immediate assistance in the form of:
An online step-by-step cessation guide,
Local and state telephone quitlines,
National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) national telephone quitline,
NCI’s instant messaging service,
Publications which may be downloaded, printed or ordered.
The web site was created by the Tobacco Control Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute.
WWW.Text4Baby.ORG : Get FREE messages each week on your cell phone to help you through your pregnancy and your baby’s first year. Text4baby is an educational program of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition.
WWW.TheTruth.COM : The unsweetened truth about tobacco, for youth.
WWW.TobaccoFreeKids.ORG : The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is a leading force in the fight to reduce tobacco use and its deadly toll in the United States and around the world. Our vision: A future free of the death and disease caused by tobacco.