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Quitnet (Quitnet.com)
Launched in 1995 by a smoking cessation counselor, this well-established online quit smoking community includes simple smoking cessation tips, an extensive online Quiting guide, message forums, chat rooms and Q-mail to share experiences, strategies and successess. It also provides listings of local counseling programs.

Local Quit Smoking Programs and Support Groups
Many local hospitals and clinics offer quit-smoking programs. You can also contact the American Lung Association (ALA) to find a "Freedom From Smoking" program in your area.

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Freedom from Smoking Online  (lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22542)
Click on "Quit Smoking" tab at top of page to find the American Lung Association's web-based smoking cessation support program.

Nicotine Anonymous (www.nicotine-anonymous.org/)
Nicotine Anonymous is a 12-step fellowship program based on the recovery program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Their web site has a meeting locator by state or country and online information in English and five other languages.

SmokeFree.gov (smokefree.gov)
This National Cancer Institute web site provides detailed step by step guidelines on how to quit smoking.   It also includes links to the smoking quit-line, to telephone support by state,  and to instant messaging via a live chat service with a National Cancer Institute information specialist during specified hours of operation.  The site also offers free online guides to quitting targeted to different populations.

The National Directory of Smoking Cessation Programs (quitnet.com/library/programs)
The National Directory of Smoking Cessation Programs maintains the largest database of local quit smoking programs in the U.S. Just enter your zip code or state to find the program nearest
you.

Try to Stop.org (trytostop.org)
Published by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, this web site features the  Quit Wizard Steps to becoming a nonsmoker which includes a Savings Calculator and other personalized features in the My Home, My Quit Plan and My Quit Calendar sections.  The web site also has a bulletin board and success stories section.

WhyQuit (www.whyquit.org)
WhyQuit combines three online approaches to smoking cessation: motivation not to start smoking and to quit smoking, education on risks, benefits and strategies, and support groups and online forums. The site was developed by a health educator and nicotine dependency counselor. 

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