Commit to quit smoking

This year the effort continues to focus on youth. All the people behind the upcoming event on Thursday believes that it is the flawless opportunity to get started to formulate a plan.

“The smoking rate is nearly a third of what it was in 1965”, American Lung Association National President and CEO Harold P. Wimmer said in a press release. The new policy states that all smoking, including electronic smoking devices and nicotine systems that deliver a vapor will be prohibited on any property owned, leased or operated by Kent State.

A new joint report by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and Cancer Research UK found that 54 per cent of local authorities in the region were forced to reduce their smoking cessation budgets in the a year ago, putting these vital services – and thousands of lives – at risk.

Tobacco use is the leading cause of premature death and disease in the United States.

Smoking rates have dropped dramatically in the past several decades: from about 42 percent of adults in 1965, to 16.8 percent in 2014.

Despite a significant decline in the cultural acceptance and use of tobacco, did you know that about 40 million Americans still use cigarettes and almost one quarter of Hoosiers residing in Delaware County? The Society took the program nationwide in 1977.

Quitting smoking can help lower your risk of getting cancer and other diseases caused by smoking. There are so many individuals who regret the day they started smoking because eventually, they wanted to quit doing it.

“Join us to be entered in the door prize raffles, meet the Chick-fil-a cow, test your carbon monoxide levels and gain helpful information”, said an event spokesperson.

The recent passage of Proposition 56, which adds a $2 tax per pack, could be playing its part in encouraging smokers to quit. Throughout your quit, your coach will give you tried-and-true strategies to fend off cravings, stay strong in social situations, and avoid the emotional and physical triggers that can derail you at home and work.

20 minutes after quitting: Heart rate and blood pressure drop.

1 to 9 months: Coughing and shortness of breath decrease; cilia start to regain normal function in the lungs, increasing the ability to clean the lungs and reduce infection.

After 10 years, your risk of dying from lung cancer is one half that of a smoker.