The Great American Smokeout was started by the American Cancer Society in 1977. It was and is an experiment to encourage smokers to quit for 24 hours on the third Wednesday in November. It was started with the hopes that a 24-hour smoking cessation period would encourage smokers to quit permanently. If you're a smoker, this is a great time to quit along with thousands of others.
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Smoking tobacco products can lead to severe health problems and even death. While quitting smoking can be very difficult for some smokers, there are smoking cessation programs and medications that can help smokers quit. There are ...
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