The Great American Smokeout is Tomorrow!

Every year, on the third Thursday of November, smokers across the nation take part in the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout event. Encourage someone you know to use the date to make a plan to quit, or plan in advance and then quit smoking that day. By quitting – even for 1 day – smokers will be taking an important step toward a healthier life and reducing their cancer risk.

Why We Need the Great American Smokeout

About 36.5 million Americans still smoke cigarettes, and tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the world. While cigarette smoking rates have dropped (from 42% in 1965 to 15.1% in 2015), cigar, pipe, and hookah – other dangerous and addictive ways to smoke tobacco – are very much on the rise. Smoking kills people – there’s no “safe” way to smoke tobacco.

Quitting smoking has immediate and long-term benefits at any age. Quitting is hard, but your patients and those that you love can increase their chances of success with help. Getting help through counseling or medications can double or triple the chances of quitting successfully.  And who better to help out with your smoking cessation program then MD Spiro.

You can read about the history of the Great Smokeout here.

For other resources to leverage with your patients, please check out the materials available to help assist your patients to quit smoking today.

References:
https://www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco/great-american-smokeout/history-of-the-great-american-smokeout.html
https://www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco/great-american-smokeout.html