The US Surgeon General
has stated, "Smoking cessation (stopping smoking) represents the
single most important step that smokers can take to enhance the
length and quality of their lives."
Quitting smoking is not easy, but it can be done. To have the best
chance of quitting successfully, you need to know what you're up
against, what your options are, and where to go for help.
Click here for more information to
help you quit.
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Picture this:
January 1, 2007. You wake up and say to yourself, "This is it - a
New Year...a new life. I'm finally going to (insert your favorite
New Year's resolution here)." Sound familiar?
If you're like most Americans who make New Year's resolutions, this
is the third time you've said you're going to (fill in the blank).
And given the average American gains seven pounds between
Thanksgiving and New Year's, if you said this is the year that
you're going to eat better, exercise more and lose weight, you've
got lots of company.
This year resolve to take care of the health of others as well as
yourself - resolve to contact your legislators about reducing
tobacco use in your state; or resolve to advocate for smokefree air
in your state. Resolve to get involved and make a difference in your
community.
Learn more about how you can quit smoking and how you can
keep
yourself. your community, and your family smokefree.
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A growing number
of states and communities have passed smoke-free workplace laws.
More than 2,200 communities and 17 states are now smoke-free.
Smoking is banned on all domestic U.S. flights. Tampering with smoke
detection devices in airplanes is a federal crime.
Most states ban distribution of free cigarettes. Nationally, tobacco
advertising is banned on broadcast media.
Cigarette smoking has increasingly become the exception.
You too can make
a difference. Click here to find out how
to join the fight.
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