Sunday, December 12, 2010

November is the Great American Smokeout

The Plain Hard Facts of Smoking.
(Source:American Cancer Society)

Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States.

Each year 443,000 premature deaths and 49,400 non-smokers die as a result of exposure to secondhand smoke. (American Cancer Society Cancer Facts & Figures 2009)

It turns out that more than 70 percent of adult smokers say they want to quit, but without help, fewer than 5 percent succeed.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the annual cost of tobacco use to an employer averages $3,783 per smoker per year.

Regardless of how long you have smoked and how old you are, quitting smoking can help you live a longer, healthier life. Quitting smoking has immediate as well as long-term benefits for you, your loved ones and your work colleagues.

Read more on the benefits to your body as little as 20 MINUTES after you stop smoking.

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