NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
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Phone: New Year's Quit Kits
In recognition of New Year's resolutions to give up cigarettes,
(Coalition Name) is offering free New Year’s Quit Kits
as well as encouraging people who smoke to contact Smoke Free
Society for free download of its effective "Proven Stop
Smoking Technique."
According to the CDC, counseling smokers to quit is ranked
as one of the most cost effective and clinically preventable
burdens of disease and injury, second only to vaccinating
children. The Public Health Service (PHS) guideline, "Treating
Tobacco Use and dependence: A Clinical Practice Guideline,"
contains evidence-based information about pharmacological,
counseling, and behavioral therapies—including telephone
counseling—that can help patients quit.
The holiday quit kits highlight among many materials: (List
contents of kit) How to Stay Quit Over the Holidays brochure;
Smart Move — a stop smoking self-help brochure; tips
for success, information about counseling, and behavioral
therapies; and telephone numbers for help.
"The holidays can be a stressful time, but smoking doesn't
have to be a part of them," said (Coalition advocate
and title). (He/She) added, "These materials can be given
to a friend or family member as a gift of support for a New
Year's resolution. After all, New Year's Day is the single
largest day for giving up unhealthy habits."
For more information, please call the (Coalition name) at
(telephone number) or contact the CDC, telephone (800) 232-1311;
Web site http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco.
Smoke
Free Society offers free information, plans, techniques and
products that are designed to help smokers quit and stay smoke
free in just 17 days without the use of any substance or drug.
Visit its website at SmokeFreeSociety.org
(http://www.smokefreesociety.org/index.asp) today!
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