Tobacco Cessation Educational Resources
The C.H.A.T. Lab has created a tobacco cessation resource guide for the community. These resources include a variety of information sorted by the broad topics they fall under. Click the boxes below to find resources and learn more about each topic!
Tools 🧰
Articles
- Helpful handouts for patients
- Cost of smoking calculator
- U.S. Quitlines by the North American Quitline Consortium
- Illinois tobacco quitline
- I want to quit smoking by the American Lung Association
- How to quit using tobacco by the American Cancer Society
- How to help someone quit smoking by the American Cancer Society
- Smokefree Text Messaging Programs by smokefree.gov
- Smokefree 60+ by smokefree.gov
- NRT Dosing tool by Smokefree.gov
Videos
- Breathwork by Truth Initiative
- How to use quit smoking medicines by the CDC
Supplemental free trainings
- Ask, advise, refer to quit don’t switch by the American Lung Association
- How to help people quit by the American Lung Association
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
Articles
- Using nicotine replacement therapy by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
- Busting NRT Myths by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
- How quit smoking medicines work by the CDC
- Nicotine replacement therapy and adolescent patients by the American Academy of Pediatrics
- NRT Dosing tool by Smokefree.gov
Videos
- Nicotine affects the brain. NRT can help you quit smoking by the CDC
- How to use quit smoking medicines by the CDC
"Big Tobacco" History
Articles
- The tobacco industry and the Black community by the Public Health Law Center
- Burning Love: Big Tobacco Takes Aim at LGBT Youth by Harriet A. Washington
- 4 ways the tobacco industry is attempting to rebrand itself by Truth Initiative
Videos
Motivational Interviewing
Articles
- Keys to motivational interviewing by
- Motivational interviewing and tobacco cessation by Indian Health Services
Videos
1. CROWD Training videos by SUHI
Financial Burden 💰
- Cost of smoking calculator
- Hidden costs: The economic burden of cigarette smoking on U.S. healthcare spending by Gabrielle Balweg for the Action on Smoking and Health
- The real cost of smoking by state by Adam McCann
Thirdhand smoke
Website
E-cigarettes & Vaping
Articles
- What you should know about vaping and e-cigarettes by Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin for TedTalks
- Why vaping is bad for you by Science Insider
- Straight to vape by Truth Initiative
- Parents against vaping
Videos
1. Unvaping America’s Youth by Truth Initiative
Mental Health & Stress 🧠
Articles
- How tobacco companies linked cigarettes and mental health by Truth Initiative
- Tobacco free toolkit for behavioral health agencies by the California Behavioral Health and Wellness Initiative (The appendix has good resources for sharing)
- Relaxation techniques: Breath control helps quell errant stress response by Harvard Health Publishing
- Nicotine use and stress by Truth Initiative
- What is box breathing? by WebMD
- Understanding breathing and the importance of taking a deep breath by Susan Cunningham for UCHealth
- Breathwrk – App for your phone that provides guided breathing exercises
Videos
- Smoking and mental health
- Integrating racial equity and mental wellbeing in tobacco cessation: Tobacco and wellbeing masterclass workshop (pre-recorded Zoom webinar)
- Breathwork by Truth Initiative
Smoking and Comorbidities 🫁🫀
Secondhand Smoke
Articles
- The dangers of secondhand smoke by the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Health effects of secondhand smoke by the CDC
- How we can protect our children from secondhand smoke by the CDC
Videos
- Secondhand and thirdhand smoke whiteboard by California Youth Advocacy Network
COVID-19 and Smoking 😷
Articles
- Going smoke free or vape free: Reducing your risks for COVID-19 by Stanford Medicine
Videos
1. Benefits of quitting by ETR
Marijuana
- Marijuana and Lung Health by the American Lung Association
- Cannabis (Marijuana) Research Report by NIH
- Medical Marijuana by Peter Grinspoon for Harvard Health
Videos
- A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana by David Casarett for TedTalks
- Is marijuana bad for the brain by Anees Bahji for TedTalks
LGBTQ+ Communities 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Articles
- Rising vaping rates among lesbian, gay, and bisexual young people outpace peers, widening tobacco use gap – Report by Truth Initiative
- Tobacco use in LGBT communities by Truth Initiative
- Big tobacco targets the LGBTQ+ community by American Cancer Society
- Quitting is an act of self love by the National LGBT Cancer Network
Videos
- Tobacco control in LGBT communities by Truth Initiative
Menthol
Articles
- What is menthol? by the American Lung Association
- “How big tobacco used George Floyd and Eric Garner to stoke fear among Black smokers” by the LA Times
- “The troubling history of big tobacco’s cozy ties with Black leaders” by Mother Jones
- The tobacco industry has fueled false claims that eliminating menthol cigarettes will put Black Americans at greater risk from law enforcement by Truth Initiative
Videos
- Menthol Cigarettes
- What menthol cigarettes took from me (Big Tobacco is making a killing) – Testimonial
Alcohol and Smoking 🍻
Articles
- Double trouble: Tobacco and alcohol combine to elevate cancer risk by CTCA
- Combination treatment is effective for treating smokers who drink heavily by Lily Burton for UChicago Medicine
- Why do I want to smoke when I drink? by Quit.org
- Alcohol and smoking by Smokefree.gov
Weight
Articles
- Weight gain after quitting smoking: What to do by the NIH
- Study identifies mechanism by which nicotine withdrawal increases junk food consumption by Alyssa Dindorf for the University of Minnesota Medical School
Videos