Minnesota's chambers of commerce, health providers, employers and organized labor groups like National Steel Pellet and the United Steelworkers of America were among the community sponsors of the Minnesota Decides project, provided to you through a Web site developed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. Additional sponsors included the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, the Minnesota Department of Health, the Minnesota Department of Human Services and the American Cancer Society-Minnesota Division. This site offers information on stages of change, negative consequences of smoking, information on nicotine replacement therapy, saving money, social support, coping skills, weight management Offers links to cessation resource sites. The site is sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service and was current as of June 2000. Discusses power of addiction, reasons for quitting, provides a 5-step plan for quitting that includes setting a quit date, getting support, nicotine replacement therapy, coping skills and relapse prevention and discusses concerns related to quitting such as weight gain.
All information is based on scientific research.
The National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health sponsors this site. The booklet provides a variety of tips and helpful hints on quitting tobacco, include many of those most popular with ex-smokers. These methods can make your own personal efforts a little easier. Smokers wanting to quit are encouraged to pick the ideas that make sense, and then follow through.