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Are There any Resources to Help Stop Smoking?


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QUESTION:  I recently made a New Year's resolution to stop smoking, and I am
determined to keep it.  However, I am running into problems, and feel I need
some help.  Are there any resources where I might find some sort of material I
can read?  Almost anything would be of some help at this stage.  I think I
have it licked, so I would appreciate any help you can offer.

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ANSWER:  There are many excellent resources to help you if only you know where
to find them.  For your benefit, and all those others who made this health
promoting New Year's Resolution, here is a pretty comprehensive run-down of
places to contact and some of the literature they offer.  Start with your
local office of the American Cancer Society (look them up in your Telephone
directory).  They should be able to provide you with many booklets including
"I'm in Charge Now . . . What's My Secret?" and "Smart Move".  The American
Heart Association (also listed in your phone book) has one called "Calling it
Quits".  The local office of your American Lung Association has a wide variety
of publications including "A Lifetime of Freedom from Smoking:  Maintenance
Program for Exsmokers" which may be just the one for you.  A telephone call
away is the National Cancer Institute (800 4-CANCER) with a great booklet
called "Why Do You Smoke?".  If any of these publications are out of print, or
unavailable when you call, ask for other suggestions--there are plenty.  You
might seek out your own physician for some help as well.  A prescription for
nicotine gum and instructions for its use may be useful for you.  The American
Academy of Family Physicians have developed a "Stop Smoking Kit" for the use
of physicians, which provides a great deal of material to help doctors help
patients just like you.  Similar offerings are made to physicians by the
American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, the American Lung
Association and the National Cancer Institute, and a little research on your
part may find you a physician equipped and ready to help you over your
hurdles.  The assistance you are seeking is out there; I hope these
suggestions will provide you with the necessary leads.

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The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
the counsel and advice of your personal physician.  Promptly consulting your
doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
problem.