Joel Spitzer has provided smoking cessation and prevention services since 1972. Having started as a volunteer speaker and then a professional staff member of the American Cancer Society, he became smoking programs coordinator for the Rush North Shore Medical Center in Skokie, Illinois. Today Joel provides smoking cessation and prevention services for the Evanston and Skokie Health Departments while also serving as director of education at WhyQuit's Freedom from Tobacco, a free online nicotine dependency recovery forum.

The below lessons are presented in four formats: Dial-Up - as smaller video files for those with slower dail-up Internet connections; HS/BB - as larger videos for those with high speed or broadband Internet access; Audio - as audio files without video; and MP3 - as audio files for use on MP3 players. All are formatted for Windows Media Player. You can click on this icon to download a Windows Media Player.

 

Videos to watch the
day you quit smoking

Video Title	Dial-Up	HS/BB	Audio	MP3	Length	Added
Introduction video	1.13mb	10.8mb	0.60mb	1.83mb	04:04	10/15/06
Make a list of why you want to quit smoking	2.26mb	6.76mb		2.77mb	06:09	11/22/06
Using these videos to quit smoking	4.02mb	12.0mb		5.04mb	11:07	11/21/06
Starting day one of your quit	3.28mb	5.84mb		4.09mb	09:03	11/21/06
"Why did I ever start smoking?"	1.23mb	12.1mb	0.50mb	1.54mb	03:22	09/27/06
Why do smokers smoke?	2.65mb	5.70mb		8.31mb	18:08	11/07/06
The fear of quitting smoking	4.09mb	12.3mb		5.04mb	11:08	11/11/06
Heart and circulatory diseases	2.81mb	5.93mb		8.82mb	19:18	11/03/06
Lung cancer	3.04mb	6.55mb		8.58mb	18:48	11/05/06
The Palmolive bottle demonstration	2.84mb	19.1mb	1.15mb	3.55mb	07:45	10/11/06
See how smoking destroys the lungs	1.55mb	4.59mb		1.87mb	04:13	11/27/06
Premature deaths caused by smoking	1.84mb	3.62mb		5.72mb	12:33	11/06/06
How did the people you know quit smoking?	1.90mb	18.8mb	0.77mb	2.34mb	05:10	09/27/06
Quitting by gradual withdrawal	2.35mb	7.54mb	1.03mb	3.25mb	07:13	10/18/06
"I'll be a nervous wreck forever if I quit smoking"	3.87mb	11.6mb	0.81mb	4.77mb	10:30	11/29/06
Common symptoms	2.18mb	21.6mb	0.88mb	2.69mb	05:55	09/28/06
Telling others that you have quit smoking	2.53mb	7.58mb	1.30mb	4.07mb	08:57	10/17/06
Carrying cigarettes	1.85mb	5.70mb	0.99mb	3.02mb	06:39	10/17/06

Supplemental reading materials

Quit Smoking Tip Sheet

Quit Cold Turkey!

Minimizing the Most Common Side Effects to Quitting Smoking

"I Will Quit When...."

Getting vigilant and staying vigilant with the concept of addiction