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Mind if I Smoke?
The dangers of smoking are well-known, but the risks of exposure to secondhand smoke are too often ignored. Nevertheless, secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable deaths in the country. What can you do to help clear the air?

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Top ten myths about smoking
Classes to help you quit for good

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  Dads' Substance Use Hurts Expectant Moms' Efforts to Quit
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Lung cancer may be the best-known risk from smoking, but it isn't the only one. Tobacco affects your heart, your brain, and even the way you look.

Losing my parents to smoking
Cigars and oral cancer
Pipes up in smoke
Smoking and lung cancer
Cigarettes and your heart
Smoker's face and premature wrinkling
Secondhand smoke body-count
Smoking and pregnancy
Chewing tobacco hazards


Nicotine is more addictive than heroin, and the average smoker tries two or three times or more before quitting successfully. We'll give you the lowdown on the most effective methods, including:

How to quit smoking
True stories about quitting
Nicotine replacement therapy: More effective than ever
Can alternative medicine help you stop smoking?
Avoiding weight gain after you quit


Since the demise of Joe Camel, the tobacco industry has figured out new ways to push nicotine. Meanwhile, the anti-smoking movement is fighting back with a powerful marketing campaign of its own. Read here for:

How to fight big tobacco and win
How to create a smoke-free workplace
California's war on cigarettes
The joys of nonsmoking


Many young people think they're just experimenting with smoking, but the experiment often lasts for decades. Why would someone who knows it's dangerous and addictive even start? The answer may surprise you.

Teen smokers
Smoking and college students
A teen anti-smoking campaign that really works
10 myths about smoking

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Smoking Cost Calculator
Quiz: Do You Know Smoking by the Numbers?
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Secondhand Smoke?
Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Complications From Smoking?
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Smoking & Tobacco A-Z
10 Myths About Smoking
Alternative Treatments to Help You Quit Smoking
Back Pain and Smoking
California's Anti-Tobacco Media Campaign
Cigars
College Smokers
Dangers of Smokeless Tobacco
Finding a Smoking Cessation Class
First Person: Goodbye to Coffin Nails
First Person: Losing My Parents to Smoking
Hazards of Chewing Tobacco and Snuff
Heart Disease and Smoking
Herbal Cigarettes
How to Fight Big Tobacco and Win
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
Pipe Smoking
Quiz: Do You Know Smoking by the Numbers?
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Secondhand Smoke?
Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Complications From Smoking?
Secondhand Smoke
Smoke Screen: Smoking in Movies
Smoker's Face
Smoking Cessation Classes
Smoking and Digestive Problems
Smoking and Impotence
Smoking and Lung Cancer
Smoking and Pregnancy
Smoking and Weight Gain
Smoking-Cessation Drugs
Smoking: Ways to Quit for Good
Teen Crusaders: Florida's Truth Campaign Against Smoking
Teen Smokers
The Joy of Non-Smoking
The Myth of Safe Cigarettes
True Stories About Quitting
Women and Smoking
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Resources
-Useful Sites
Circle of Friends
QuitNet
American Lung Association -- Tobacco
QuitTobacco.org
Center for Disease Control -- Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS)
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
American Legacy Foundation
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