Joel Spitzer has been a leading authority in the development and implementation of smoking cessation and prevention programs for over 45 years. Far from just following and teaching the commonly held beliefs of the day, he has been a visionary who recognized early on that nicotine was an addiction while the rest of the medical and scientific community contended it was simply a habit. His unique insight allowed him to develop and implement nicotine prevention and intervention strategies that were decades ahead of their time. Participants in his clinics had success in quitting at rates that far exceeded the national average for such programs.

Joel's Library describes and links to all of Joel's online resources; all of the articles, books, audio and videos. All of these resources are made available at no charge. His materials are being widely utilized on many Internet based quit sites.