The third Thursday of
every November has been designated the Great American Smokeout by the American Cancer Society
since 1977. While it’s important to quit smoking the other 364 days a year, designating one
day allows everyone to rally around and draw more attention to the cause. From websites, to a
mobile and even Twitter tool, here are nine resources to help you quit smoking.
So, what are you waiting for? Are you going to be one of the people this year
putting down your cigarette for good? Done it before and want to share your
experience? Let us know in the comments!
Cancer.org - The official site from the American Cancer Society features a section
on the Great American Smokeout with all of the reasons you should quit and how to get started.
DeterminedToQuit.com - Developed
by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, DeterminedToQuit.com offers numerous resources to help
you quit smoking. They offer progress charts, support messages, video blogs from
other quitters and much more.
QuiText.com - A subscription based service
that sends you text messages over six weeks from ex-smokers to encourage you in your effort to
quit smoking. Also provides widgets for the Google homepage, your website and even
desktop images to help keep you on track.
QuitForYou.org - The official site of
the Great American Smokeout has toolkits, FAQs about smoking, and a lot of information about the
harms of smoking.
QuitMeter.com - Enter when you quit, how
many cigarettes you smoke per day or week, how much your packs cost, and see how much money
you’ve saved yourself since you quit.
Qwitter - Sponsored by
Tobacco Free Florida, Qwitter lets you tweet every time you smoke along with how many you had,
and at the end of each day it compiles it into a chart so you can see how you are
doing. Add in the fact that it’s on Twitter and your friends can cheer you on
as you try to quit.
Smokefree.gov - Smokefree.gov provides
free, accurate, evidence-based information and professional assistance to help
support the immediate and long-term needs of people trying to quit smoking.
Stobacco.com - Stobacco helps your friends
monitor you as you attempt to quit smoking. If they spot you smoking, they report
it, and everyone can talk to you about it. Maybe a bit big brotherish, but support
is always a good thing. Also available in multiple languages.
WhyQuit.com - WhyQuit has numerous essays,
real-life stories, and guides on how to quit so that you can deal with taking that first step or
preventing a relapse.
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