Drop That Cigarette, Today Is The Great American Smokeout
November 20, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Today marks the annual Great American Smokeout hosted by the American Cancer Society, and is trying to get people all across the U.S. to drop their cigarettes for just one day.
It is estimated that 45 million Americans across the country still smoke.
That is exactly why the American Cancer Society holds the Great American Smokeout, with the aim of trying to be able to reduce the number of smokers in the U.S. and thus make them healthier.
This is the 32nd annual Great American Smokeout, and comes at a time when the country as a whole is trying to reduce smoking.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) set a goal for 2010 to reduce the number of smokers in the U.S. to just 12% of the population.
Figures have shown that in the last year there has been a reduction from around 21% in 2006 down to 19.8% in 2007.
This is still far below their goal of 12%, but it shows that smoking is going down and not up.
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The great american smoke out should be renamed stop smoking day!!! Great American Smoke out is for the day ganja becomes legal not just decriminalized.
CIGS ARE BAD!!!!
POT IS NOT!!!!!!!!!
I quit smoking on Oct 31st with the help of the Jewish health org who sent me my first set of patches. I relocated to Texas on Nov 1st and applied for unemployment. Colorado would not send me patches because I now live in Tx. I called the American Cancer Society in Tx who would not give me patches because I live in Houston. I have not had a cig in 20 days - but not because of these 2 great organizations who falsely presented themselves to me! I’m really tired of hearing about the big push and care to get people to stop smoking. These 2 organizations did not care about what would happen to me.
I was working 81.5 hours a week when I first contacted the Jewish health org. I did my best under the workload that I found myself, to keep communication with them. Each time I spoke with them I told them that I would follow through. I picked my quit date and followed through, then I was left hanging 2 weeks into the program. I would not recommend either of these 2 organizations to anybody.
Smoking is dumb.
Hi, I quit smoking on May 5th 2007. I remember the day because I heard on the radio that it was Cinco De Mayo. I was a 2 and a half pack a day smoker of Winston lights and quit cold turkey.
Here is how to do it. First and foremost quit when you wake up! You have already gone through the worst craving you will ever have while you were asleep.
Second, Quit for YOURSELF. Quit because you want too and don’t try and bring another smoker into it. They may just set YOU up for failure because if you smoke then they can too. My Wife still smokes and it doesn’t bother me one bit. I quit! end of story.
Third, It IS and addiction. You WILL go through withdraw. Patches, lozenges, gum, etc are all just new delivery systems for your addiction. One day you will have to go through the withdraw so just deal with it. Don’t replace one type of way to get your nicotine with another.
Forth, The easiest way out is often through. I dealt with my cravings by closing my eyes when they would hit me and feeling every bit of the craving. I would let it wash over me just like the nicotine hit used to do. The craving would pass in about the same amount of time the Nic-Hit would and then I would be okay. I also had just had a few minutes relaxation too. A little break, just like the cigarettes used to do for me.
Fifth, You are strong enough. Decide to quit. don’t try to quit. Make the conscious effort to put in your mind that you are now a non-smoker. Look back on your life and remember that you were strong enough to get where you are today and that hasn’t been an easy journey for anyone. Remember the times in your past when you were strong and believe in yourself. Keep doing the exercise in #4 and know that you will be alright.
This is how I did it and I don’t even have the cravings like some people do even years later. If you have a craving just remember that first craving you fought off. That was the worst one. If you got through that one then you can get through THIS one and if you start again you will have to face that all over again.
In conclusion. Quit for YOU. Let the craving become a time of relaxation. Do it because you know you can.
I have never smoked before but i dont plan to