Links
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QUITTING SITES
www.gsyquitline.com
This is the local Quitline for adults.
www.quitnet.org
This provides online help for quitting smoking. You can create your own quit plan and talk to other quitters.
www.quit.org.uk
Quit is an independent charity that helps people stop smoking. This site has information for different groups, including teenagers plus a teachers and young people's section if you're looking for help with a project.
www.givingupsmoking.co.uk
This the NHS site with lots of information and advice
YOUNG PEOPLE'S SITES
www.roycastle.org/kats
'Kids Against Tobacco Smoke'. This is part of the Roy Castle Lung Foundation site. There are fun and games, plus information for parents and teachers
www.bygpub.com/books/tg2rw/smoking.htm
This is part of the 'Teenagers Guide to the Real World', this is the page on smoking, with a different look at why young people start.
www.youth2youth.co.uk
This is an online help page if you have a problem. It features email and a chatroom to discuss problems. A help line is available for 11-19 years old.
www.roycastle.org/kats/
An interesting site with games and an interactive zone with e-cards and a virtual shop from which you can send tobacco facts to your friends.
www.galaxy-h.gov.uk
This is a general health site aimed at ages 7-11.
www.lifebytes.gov.uk
This is a general health site aimed at ages 11-14.
www.mindbodysoul.gov.uk
This is a general health site aimed at ages 14-16.
www.lung.ca
The Canadian Lung Association, click on 'Kid's Corner' and find out lots of fun stuff. Go into the 'mad lab' to play games and do puzzles.
www.gorat.com
'Reject all Tobacco' is hosted by a cartoon rat. This is a cool website with information on smoking and lots of fun for young people.
www.dosomething.org/
This sites provides different ideas about projects and campaigns that could be done by young people in various fields, including smokefree projects.
SMOKING INFORMATION SITES
www.ash.org.uk
Action on Smoking Health. The UK organisation campaigning for tobacco issues.
www.ashscotland.org.uk/ash/CCC_FirstPage.jsp
Interesting site with statistics and projects carried out by ASH Scotland. The charity aims at raising awareness about tobacco use and its harmful effects
www.smokingprevention.co.uk
This is a site with information on all aspects of smoking.
www.smokinglungs.com
This site contains gory pictures of smoking illnesses
www.thesmokinggun.com/tobacco/tobacco.html
This site contains internal tobacco company documents on how they target teenagers
www.notobacco.org
An American site with pictures, quitting tips and resources
www.cdc.gov/tobacco
The US Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
www.tobacco.org/resources/history/history.html
This sites provides many links on the history of tobacco
GENERAL HEALTH SITES
www.guernseyhealthpromotion.com
Guernsey 's own Health Promotion Unit can provide information and resources on all aspects of health
www.bhf.org.uk
The British Heart Foundation website.
www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk
Information on all aspects of health plus links to other useful sites
www.hebs.com
NHS Scotland. General health topics plus 'Tobacco Unwrapped'
www.doitnow.org
Information on drugs
Information on asbestos and mesothelioma