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Mark Twain once said, "Quitting smoking is easy. I've done it a thousand times." Maybe you've tried to quit too, but now help is available. With the wide range of counseling services, self-help materials, and medicines available today, smokers have more tools than ever to help quit successfully.

Quitting smoking is not easy, but it can be done. To have the best chance of quitting successfully, you need to know what you're up against, what your options are, and where to go for help.

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The American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout Provides Smokers an Opportunity to Make a Plan to Quit.

Great American Smokeout is Thursday, November 20th, 2008.

With nearly 58 percent of the U.S. population now covered by smoke free laws, and a multitude of resources available to help smokers quit, the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout® is the perfect opportunity for smokers to toss the cigarettes and take charge of their health to reduce their risk of lung cancer and other diseases associated with smoking.

For more than 32 years on the third Thursday of November, the American Cancer Society has helped and inspired Americans to quit smoking. Below is some information to share with your friends and family, encouraging them to quit smoking and make a difference in their communities.

Learn more about how you can quit smoking and how you can keep yourself. your community, and your family smokefree.
 

A growing number of states and communities have passed smoke-free workplace laws. More than 2,200 communities and 17 states are now smoke-free.

Smoking is banned on all domestic U.S. flights. Tampering with smoke detection devices in airplanes is a federal crime.

Most states ban distribution of free cigarettes. Nationally, tobacco advertising is banned on broadcast media.

Cigarette smoking has increasingly become the exception.

You too can make a difference. Click here to find out how to join the fight.
 

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