JOIN THE GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT

NOVEMBER 19TH, 2009

Calling all tobacco users: we challenge you to quit for at least one day, this November 19th, 2009.  American Cancer Society recognizes the Great American Smokeout, every year on the third Thursday in November. The Great American Smokeout will take place on November 19, 2009 this year. The purpose of the event is to set aside a day to help smokers quit smoking, quit using tobacco products, for at least one day. The event not only challenges people to stop using tobacco, it helps to raise awareness about the dangers of smoking.

If you are a smoker, make a plan to set the Great American Smokeout, November 19, 2009, as your quit date. With all the resources available to help smokers quit, there has never been a better time to quit smoking. Visit our resources and link page for avalible local cessation programs.  

According to the American Cancer Society, a person can more than double their chances of successfully quitting tobacco by the combining counseling and nicotine therapy.

The Lung Cancer Alliance estamates, lung cancer killed 160,390 people last year, an average of 439 people a day. It is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, killing more people annually than breast, prostate, colon, liver, kidney and melanoma cancers combined. Most of those deaths, about 90 percent, were caused by smoking, according to the US National Cancer Institute.