• How much does this service cost?
  
  
• What information do I have to provide when I call 1-800-QUIT-NOW?
  
  
• Is there a local office I can visit?
  
  
• What support can I expect when I call?
  
  
• Will the Quit Coaches try to sell quit smoking products to me?
  
  
• How long is the process of quitting using this program?
  
  
• I’ve tried before and failed.  Can you help me?
  
  
• What is the most affective way to quit smoking?
  
  
• I quit and I'm struggling, it has been 3 weeks now, what assistance can you offer me?
  
  
• Who sponsors the 1-800-QUIT-NOW program?
  
  
• What if I have trouble and start smoking again?
  
  
• I'd like know if there is a clinic in my neighborhood that can help if I want to stop smoking?
  
  

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• Is there strong evidence for the effectiveness of quitlines?
  
  
• What is a quitline?
  
  

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• What type of withdrawal symptoms will I experience as I attempt to quit?
  
  
• What are triggers?
  
  
• What can I do with my hands when I quit smoking?
  
  
• Should I use Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRT) or other medications to help me quit smoking?
  
  
• How long does it take for nicotine to leave my body (urine and blood stream) after I stop smoking?
  
  
• Are there any foods that will help decrease the cravings for cigarettes?
  
  

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• Is there a blood test that detect if someone is a smoker?
  
  
• Does the body ever fully recover from the health effects of smoking?
  
  
• Can you help me keep from gaining weight?
  
  
• Why do people gain weight when they quit smoking?
  
  
• How would quitting smoking affect the risk of developing cancer and other diseases?
  
  
• Are there any harmful effects of smoking odors?
  
  
• What are the benefits of a smoke-free workplace?
  
  

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• What are the effects of cigarette smoking on cancer rates?
  
  
• Are there any health risks for nonsmokers?
  
  
• How does exposure to tobacco smoke affect the cigarette smoker?
  
  
• What harmful chemicals are found in cigarette smoke?
  
  
• Are light cigarettes less harmful than regular cigarettes?
  
  
• What is the scientific evidence about the health effects of light cigarettes?
  
  

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• What are the health risks associated with cigar smoking?
  
  
• What is the effect of inhalation on disease risk?
  
  
• How are cigars and cigarettes different?
  
  
• How are the health risks associated with cigar smoking different from
  those associated with smoking cigarettes?
  
  
• What are the hazards for nonsmokers exposed to cigar smoke?
  
  
• What is secondhand smoke?
  
  
• What chemicals are present in secondhand smoke?
  
  
• What are the health effects of exposure to secondhand smoke?
  
  

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• What is smokeless tobacco?
  
  
• What harmful chemicals are found in smokeless tobacco?
  
  
• What about using smokeless tobacco to quit cigarettes?
  
  
• What cancers are caused by or associated with smokeless tobacco use?
  
  
• What are some of the other ways smokeless tobacco can harm users' health?
  
  
• Is smokeless tobacco a good substitute for cigarettes?

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