LAST CIGARETTE — HEALTH INFORMATION STATEMENT
https://lastcigarette.org/

PURPOSE
Last Cigarette is a public-interest educational website for people who are
thinking about quitting smoking. It offers a simple planning framework and
links to established public-health resources.

LIMITS
This website does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, emergency
care, or a personalized quit plan. Its content does not replace advice from a
doctor, pharmacist, or other qualified health professional. Visitors should
seek professional advice before starting, stopping, or changing any medicine
or nicotine-replacement product, particularly during pregnancy or
breastfeeding, while taking other medicines, or while managing a health
condition.

If you feel seriously unwell or have a medical emergency, contact your local
emergency service.

PRIMARY SOURCES
World Health Organization — practical approaches to quitting tobacco
https://www.who.int/initiatives/behealthy/no-tobacco

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — how to quit smoking
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/about/how-to-quit.html

NHS Better Health — quit-smoking guidance and support
https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/

EDITORIAL APPROACH
- Use conservative, plain-language health wording.
- Attribute practical health guidance to official primary sources.
- Avoid individualized recommendations and guaranteed outcomes.
- Distinguish an optional wellbeing exercise from medical treatment.
- Link visitors to qualified professionals and local services.
- Correct or remove claims that are no longer supported by cited sources.

PRIVACY
The website code does not add accounts, forms, advertising, analytics,
cookies, tracking pixels, or browser storage. The one-minute timer runs only in
the visitor's browser and does not transmit or retain information. Hosting and
network providers may process basic request and security data needed to deliver
and protect the website.

REVIEW
Sources last checked: 2026-08-08
Content last reviewed: 2026-08-08

External resources may change. Review the page and all source links before
launch and periodically thereafter. A qualified public-health or clinical
reviewer should review health wording before the project is presented as an
authoritative health service.