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Additional ResourcesProductsPromotional Materials Privately funded company dedicated to reducing tobacco consumption. Buttout offers a wide variety of anti-tobacco products which convey a serious anti-tobacco message with a light-hearted approach. Products from book covers to t-shirts are available through www.buttout.com, bulk discounts are available. Journeyworks Health education, prevention and promotion materials, pamphlets, brochures, posters, bookmarks and other products related to tobacco prevention, smoking cessation and second hand smoke. www.journeyworks.com Applied Behavior Science Press Smokeless tobacco cessation and education materials in CD-ROM, print, and video format are available through Applied Behavior Science Press. www.appliedbehaviorscience.com Testing Smoking Status of IndividualsCarbon Monoxide in Exhaled Breath Carbon monoxide (CO) is a noninvasive measure to verify smoking status and provide educational information to the person who smokes. CO is a product of combustion and is therefore related to the time since the last cigarette was smoked. It is most effective if measured within 4 hrs of a cigarette. It can be used to compare changes over time.
One source for purchase of the equipment is:
Cost is approximately $1650. Disposable mouthpieces and calibration kits are also available from this source.
Accutest Nicometer Tests for cotinine, a nicotine metabolite, in urine or saliva. Single use tests take 15 minutes to complete and indicate either the presence or absence of exposure to nicotine. Nicotine exposure can be through cigarettes, gigars, smokeless tobacco, or nicotine replacement therapy. Can be used to assess soking cessation compliance, if there is no nicotine replacement being used, or to verify tobacco use claims. cost: $4.00 per unit, sold in 100 unit packages. JANT Pharmacal corp. 1-800-676-5565 or http://www.accutest.net/products/tobacco_list.html NicCheck I This is an FDA approved diagnostic test strip that detects nicotine and its metabolites including cotinine in urine. The test is semi-quantitative differentiating low from high consumers of nicotine. The test produces a pink/red color on the strips and is read by eye. This product can be used to tailor nicotine replacement therapy according to consumption level, verify cessation, provides positive reinforcement during smoking cessation efforts to motivate smokers to kick the habit. Cost is $3.00/test or less and is sold in 50 test units. This product can be ordered through: Mossman Associates Inc. 9 Village Circle, Milford, MA 01757, 508-488-6169 (T), 508-481-1397 (F), Email: contact@mossmanassociates.com, www.nicotinetesting.com Educational ProductsTeaching Video Take Time to Help, American Cancer Society (1993); 28 minutes,
$4.00. Spit Tobacco: Educational Kit Designed for intermediate and high school teachers by the National Cancer Institute and the NIH, its purpose is to educate teenagers about the dangers and addictive nature of spit tobacco. Kit includes a video, student booklets, and a discussion guide. Cost is a ten cent shipping & handling fee per item, with the first twenty items free. www.nci.nih.gov or call 1.800.4.CANCER Commercial Smoking Cessation ProgramsLifeSign Stop Smoking Program for Teens and Young Adults This program was developed by teens using a drug free approach to tobacco cesstion. This program includes curriculum that can be implemented within the classroom. More information, check out the LifeSign lesson plans and visit the Nicotine Free Kids website. To order, call 1-800-543-3744 or visit www.lifesign.com/ Guidelines for Smoking CessationPractice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Nicotine Dependence This guideline provides guidance on the care of psychiatric patients with nicotine dependence, developed by the American Psychiatric Association. Available from the American Psychiatric Association, 1400 K Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20005. Cost is approximately $25. Smoking Cessation: Implementing the AHCPR [now Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)] Guideline in Clinical Practice This is a video-plus-print program approved for 2.4 hours of continuing education credit by the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses and 2 hours by the American Academy of Physician Assistants and American Association for Respiratory Care. For more information, contact Medical Information Services Inc. at 212-674-6141 Reports
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The
Bedfont Mini Smokerlyzer and Micro Smokerlyzer are two types of instruments
that are portable, accurate, and reliable. They trap an end-tidal breath
sample on the sensor surface which is converted to an electrical signal
and displayed in parts per million. A visual graph on the front of the
instrument shows the correlation of lung CO with carboxyhemoglobin. In
addition, patients report that an audible beep accompanying the visual
graph is a helpful motivator. 
Another
Carbon Monoxide monitor is the MicroCO SmokeCheck. This may be ordered
through: