Nicotine

Videos

Available Here:

• A Call to Arms to Address Issues of Tobacco and Health at DHMC. Medicine Grand Rounds, 3/18/2005. Address by Michael Fiore, M.D. (streamed RAM file)
• N.H. Tipping Point:  From Tobacco Friendly to Tobacco-Free State, presented by Dr. John Schegelmilch. (streamed RM file)
• The Doctor Is In: Smoking Cessation. This program explains the various medications, support groups, and counseling that can help bring success to smokers who want to quit. Experts include Michael Fiore, MD, Director of the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention at the University of Wisconsin Medical School; physician and associate professor Nan Cochran of Dartmouth Medical School; and Mattew Myers, president of the National Center for Tobacco Free Kids. (streamed MOV file)

Weblinks:

• Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence (clinician training for smoking cessation)
• Live Free/Smoke Free Program
• Innovators Combating Substance Abuse, A national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• JourneyWorks Publishing
  Recommended pamphlets:
• • How Tobacco Affects Your Body
  • I Won't Smoke Today Because...
• Quitting smoking is hard. If you or a loved one are trying to quit, or if you are working on tobacco cessation projects in your coalition or institution, the new Mayo Quit Smoking Center is full of practical, specific tips for those wanting to quit. Included is information about patches and medications and in-depth articles that increase awareness about the health risks of smoking. Go to: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/quit-smoking/QS99999
• NH Smoker's Helpline: 1-800-Try-To-Stop (1-800-879-8678) or www.trytostop.org
• VT Quit Line: 1-877-Yes-Quit (1-877-937-7848) or www.vermontquitnet.com
• 1-800-Quit-Now (1-800-784-8669), the call is directed to the state quitline that corresponds to the area code the person is calling from.

Books:

• "The End of the Trail" in We Are Still Married by Garrison Keillor.
• "Clinical Practice Guideline: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (June 2000).

Articles and Reports

Dr. James Sargent, Study finds that young teens are exposed to too many violent movies (Dartmouth News & Events), Related Findings:

• Increasing Actor Endorsement of Cigarette Brands in Films
• Dartmouth Researchers find that Teens are Influenced by Movie Star Smokers
• Does Parental Disapproval of Smoking Prevent Adolescents From Becoming Established Smokers?
• Dartmouth Researchers Link Movies to Teen Smoking
• Restricting R-Movies to Teens Decreased Smoking, Drinking
• Articles compiled by staff of the Hanley-Hazelden Foundation for use in their Physicians in Residence program:
• • "Tobacco Dependence Curricula in US Undergraduate Medical Education," Hyder Ferry, Linda; Grissino, Linda M; Sieler Runfola, Pamela, JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association Vol 282(9), Sep 1999, pp. 825-829
  • "Nicotine's Image Takes A Turn for the Worse," Grady, New York Times, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 1998. Byline: By Denise Gray
  • "Yes! You Can Stop Smoking - Even If You Don't Want To," Jones, David C, West Palm Beach, Fla.: Dolphin Pub, Rev. Year: 1996
  • "Alcohol Abuse and Smoking: Dual Recoveries," Sobell and Sobell, Alcohol Health & Research World, NIAAA, vol. 20, no. 2, 1996. [unable to verify]
  • "Recovery Rates After Treatment for Alcohol/Drug Dependence: Tobacco Users vs. Non-Tobacco Users," Stuyt, Elizabeth B, American Journal on Addictions. Vol 6(2), Spring 1997, pp. 159-167

Smoking Cessation Programs: Local Hospital Coordinators