Quitting smoking is hard. And the more help and support that we can give smokers to help them quit, the better off we all - men, women, children, dogs, cats, etc. will be. March 24th was the 15th Annual Kick Butts day celebrated across the country. Kids and young adults across the country will stand up to ask legislators to protect them from the tobacco industry. … [Read more...] about Kick Butts Day(s) the Young People’s Great American Smoke Out
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May 31 Celebrate World No Tobacco Day
In 1987 World No Tobacco Day was created by WHO, the World Health Organization. With a focus on the negative health effects of tobacco smoking, the aim of May 31st is to reduce tobacco deaths each year. Right now that number stands at about five million yearly. That number is expected to double within the next ten years which is pretty scary. On this date WHO provides … [Read more...] about May 31 Celebrate World No Tobacco Day
Hypnotherapy Makes Quitting Smoking Possible
The Great American Smokeout is scheduled for the third Thursday in November, which motivates me to share thoughts and observations about smoking cessation. Over the years, I have helped many people to quit smoking using hypnotherapy as a valuable tool. By the same token, there are people who would not quit, no matter what, the incorrigible or people who think they are so … [Read more...] about Hypnotherapy Makes Quitting Smoking Possible
It’s a Drag: Is it Time to Quit? – Take the Great American Smokeout Challenge
When you're a smoker, especially in California, which boasts the second-lowest number of adult smokers in the country next to Utah, very few sweet voices greet you throughout your day. Most people just want to get away from you. There's no smoking indoors in public places or outside in parks or playgrounds. In some cities, like in Oakland, you can't smoke in ATM lines … [Read more...] about It’s a Drag: Is it Time to Quit? – Take the Great American Smokeout Challenge
Pack it in with the Great American Smokeout
Mark Twain said, "Quitting smoking is easy. I've done it hundreds of times." The Great American Smokeout also known as GASO has been going on nationally since 1977, and that's all there is to it: for just one day, don't smoke. If you smoke, the American Cancer Society invites you to quit one more time, if only for 24 hours, during the Great American Smokeout, on … [Read more...] about Pack it in with the Great American Smokeout
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