Resources for Clinicians

Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
www.ahrq.gov/path/tobacco.htm
2008 update to the U.S. Public Health Service-sponsored clinical practice guideline, including an extensive meta-analysis of smoking cessation counseling and pharmacological aids.

• Brief counseling methods to aid cessation
• Counseling for patients who are not ready to quit
• Information about nicotine replacement therapy
• Information about varenicline and bupropion
• Evidence for various cessation aids

CS2day
www.ceasesmoking2day.com
A joint initiative, from nine organizations and myriad cooperating partners, designed to provide physicians and other healthcare professionals with effective, clinically relevant strategies to increase quit rates.

• Information
• Education
• Tools for clinical practice

National Cancer Institute: Smoking and Cancer
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/smoking
Information on smoking and tobacco from the National Cancer Institute, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

• Tobacco research
• Clinical trials
• Statistics
• Links to patient-friendly information

Office of the Surgeon General
www.surgeongeneral.gov
Reports from America's chief health educator, providing scientific information on how to improve health and reduce the risk of illness and injury.

• Extensive reports on the health consequences of smoking and secondhand smoke
• Fact sheets
• Patient summaries

Resources for Patients

1-800-QUIT-NOW
1800quitnow.cancer.gov
Web site with information about local and national quitlines, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

• Information about and links to state-specific services
• Details on how quitlines work
• Links to additional resources

Smokefree.gov
Web site with detailed information to support a quit attempt, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

• Online guide to quitting smoking
• Phone or instant message contact with smoking cessation counselors
• Print resources
• Information about ongoing clinical trials for smoking cessation