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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.
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