Encouraging smokers to quit

Despite widespread awareness of the negative health consequences of tobacco use, approximately 20% of adults nationwide still smoke cigarettes. Leading authorities agree that tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease, disability and premature death in the U.S. Approximately 443,000 deaths each year can be attributed to some form of tobacco use or secondhand smoke exposure.

It is never too late to quit smoking. Smoking cessation programs often provide some form of counseling and/or medication to help people break the physical and psychological addiction to nicotine. Broader approaches, such as smoke-free laws or cigarette tax increases, have also been successful in motivating people to quit smoking.

Making a new year's resolution to quit smoking? Congratulations!

To help get you started, download Respiratory Health Association's 10 tips to help you quit smoking... for good.

Also, visit our Quit Smoking Programs page to learn more about our January 2010 Courage to Quit group class and individual cessation counseling resources.

 

To learn more about strategies and resources for quitting smoking, or other issues related to tobacco use, contact Mamta Gakhar:
Email Mamta
(312) 229-6186