Stop Smoking: 9 Resources to Help You Quit

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.

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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