Smoking

Smoking and Addiction

Do you have a pesky friend sitting on your shoulder telling you to go outside every hour or two? What about that same pesky friend urging you to spend your last five dollars on a pack of cigarettes? That friend, addiction, is not a true friend at all and it is not too late to break it off. Especially when the facts show that overall mortality among both male and female smokers in the United States is about three times higher than that among similar people who never smoked. It is time to for you to take control of your health and say goodbye to tobacco.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress. A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2014.

Getting Support for Smoking Cessation

In the world today smoking has become widely known for its impact on our health yet it is still popular among young adults today. Today only 14.9% of Americans smoke but that is still more than 40 million people according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is still the leading cause of preventable disease in the United States. In 18-24 years olds, 13 of every 100 adults smoke. Everyone knows that smoking is bad for you but now is the time to take action and end smoking. Consider reaching out and getting support as you try to quit smoking.

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/adult_data/cig_smoking/index.htm