UAB Synopsis Vol. 24, No. 31, August 15, 2005
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a new consumer tool for PalmTM and Pocket PCs to help smokers. Quit Smoking: Consumer Interactive Tool, is drawn from evidence-based recommendations of the Public Health Service Guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, and helps smokers devise a stop-smoking program tailored to individual needs. The AHRQ PalmTM and Pocket PC applications can be downloaded at:
http://pda.ahrq.gov.
Quitting smoking information:
www.ahrq.gov/path/tobacco.htm
Toll-free National Quitline at 800-QUIT NOW.
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