Every year, on the third Thursday of November, smokers across the nation take part in the American Cancer Society ’s Great American Smokeout® by smoking less or quitting for the day on the third Thursday of November. The event challenges people to stop using tobacco and helps make people aware of the many tools they can use to quit for good.

In preparation for this Thursday's (Nov. 20th) national observance of the American Cancer Society's "Great American Smokeout", CDC's Office on Smoking and Health has prepared several links to information and resources which may be useful to you and your programs. These items may be accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco or, you can link to them directly below.

• Health e-cards related to smoking
• Advice on how to quit smoking: Smokefree.gov
• Quit smoking resources
• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
  • Great American Smokeout—November 20, 2008
  • Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2007
  • Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses—United States, 2000–2004
• Tobacco users who want help in quitting can call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) (TTY 1-800-332-8615) for free telephone-based counseling anywhere in the United States or visit http://1800quitnow.cancer.gov for quitting assistance.
• Information about the Great American Smokeout is available at http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ped/ped_10_4.asp.