New AHRQ Consumer Tool Puts Quit Plan in a Smoker's Hands
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) today released a new consumer tool for Palm OS and Windows Mobile handhelds to help smokers who want to quit. Quit Smoking: Consumer Interactive Tool is drawn from the evidence-based recommendations of the Public Health Service guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, and helps smokers set up a program tailored to their individual needs.
"Tobacco addiction is one of the greatest threats to the health of the public and our nation, with over 46 million smokers in the U.S.," said Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services. "As part of the Department's recognition of the Great American Smokeout, this program provides a quick and easy way for tobacco users to take a more hands-on approach to quitting smoking."
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