Palm Beach, Fla, May 8, 2006 – This Mother’s Day, Smoke Free Society is asking children of all ages to get involved in helping their mothers quit smoking and is providing several free ways to help them get started. The national, nonprofit organization is offering free eCards pledging the recipient’s love, support and involvement as well as a free online download of its “Proven Stop Smoking Technique,” to help mothers wean themselves from their cigarettes in just 17 days without any substance or drug. Online users should go to www.SmokeFreeSociety.org for the free eCards, download and other life-saving information.

“We are very excited about our new and easy-to-use eCard service just in time for the Mother’s Day celebration. We also wanted to provide truly free, no-string-attached eCards to let people show how much their loved ones mean to them and how important it is to quit smoking. Support from family and loved ones is an essential key to those who want to quit smoking for good. We must all get involved to help our loved ones quit smoking or using tobacco to enjoy a smoke-free life, because we care,” said Linda Seyedin, co-founder of Smoke Free Society.

Mothers: save your lungs, save your children's lungs by quit smoking today!

Photo: By MS

Research shows smokers are up to eight times more likely to be successful quitting when participating in a support program. Along with support from family, friends and loved ones, Smoke Free Society offers a support program to help smokers quit and stay smoke free. Its “Buddy System” is also very important as it pairs up two smokers so they can quit together – a great way to support each other during the quitting process.

If you’re married to a smoker, you’ve got about a 30 percent greater risk of developing lung cancer. A study published in the medical journal Circulation stated that women frequently exposed to smoke at home or work were 68 percent more likely to develop breast cancer. And being around secondhand smoke for just a few minutes does 80 to 90 percent as much harm to your heart as actively smoking. So, it is crucial for non-smokers to get involved to help their loved ones quit – for everyone’s sake.

Smoking by pregnant mothers already has been linked with an increased risk for low birth weight, sudden infant death syndrome and respiratory problems in infants. More recent studies show mothers who smoke increase their babies' risk of developing colic as well as increase the risk that her newborn may have extra, webbed or missing fingers or toes, according to a study in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Smoke Free Society is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping smokers quit and educating kids not to start. It is currently offering free eCards for all occasions. Its Web site is a portal to an array of information on the adverse effects of smoking and the benefits of quitting. Smoke Free Society offers a variety of quit smoking lectures, seminars, plans and programs for individuals as well as corporations, government, schools and special events to help smokers quit before it’s too late. Visit the Web site at www.SmokeFreeSociety.org today.

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