Wednesday,
November 16, 2005 11:59 AM CST
Special
to the Valley City Times-Record
PALM
BEACH, FLA. —Smoke Free Society is offering
its “Proven Stop Smoking Technique”
as a free online download during the month of November
in celebration of the annual Great American Smokeout
to be held on Nov. 17, 2005.
The
Great American Smokeout encourages smokers to quit
for one day, in the hope they will quit for good.
Millions of smokers are expected to quit for the
day; many are likely to quit permanently, especially
if they use modern cessation methods.
This
whole month of November, help your loved ones quit
smoking for good by downloading the free “Proven
Stop Smoking Technique” available at www.SmokeFreeSociety.org
or by using its other effective quit-smoking plans
and services offered. Smoke Free Society is a national,
nonprofit organization dedicated to helping smokers
quit and educating kids not to start. Its "Proven
Stop Smoking Technique" helps smokers quit
smoking in just 17 days without use of any substance
or drug. It also helps smokers understand the hazardous
effects their smoking has on their loved ones’
lives.
“If
we care to have a healthier future, we must all
work together to help our loved ones quit smoking.
Because when someone quits smoking, they not only
improve their own life, their secondhand smoke no
longer harms or kills their loved ones around them,”
said Rez Seyedin, founder of Smoke Free Society.
The
National Cancer Institute reports about half the
smoke generated by every cigarette is sidestream
smoke, commonly known as “secondhand smoke.”
Secondhand smoke contains the same harmful substances
as mainstream smoke does: cancer-causing chemicals,
toxins that alter the normal growth of cells and
mutagens that damage DNA. According to Dr. Katherine
Hammond at the University of California Berkeley
School of Public Health, non-smokers receive the
equivalent of cigarette smoking just by being around
smokers:
*In
the non-smoking section of a restaurant = 1.5 cigarettes;
*In
a pack-a-day smoker’s home = three cigarettes;
*In
a smoky bar for two hours = four cigarettes;
*Riding
in a car one hour with a smoker = four cigarettes.
“Tragically,
one out of four Americans smoke. That means in a
family of four, either the father or mother, or
both, are smokers, endangering their lives as well
as their two children’s lives and future.
Sadly, an average smoker spends more than $1,800
a year on their cigarettes alone, and that doesn’t
include all other related costs. A Duke University
study puts the true cost of lifetime smoking at
$40 a pack - money that could be used to provide
food, education, healthcare and well being for their
family,” continued Seyedin.
In
support of the Great American Smokeout and its press
campaign to make the whole month of November tobacco
awareness month, Smoke Free Society offers a free
download of its “Proven Stop Smoking Technique”
nationally to anyone who wants to quit smoking or
help a loved one quit. Its dedicated staff is ready
to help you, your employees, friends or loved ones
quit smoking before it’s too late. Visit the
website at www.SmokeFreeSociety.org today.
For
more information on quitting techniques and free
download of its "Proven Stop Smoking Technique"
(a $40.00 value) the entire month of November, go
to its website at www.SmokeFreeSociety.org
or email them at CustomerCare@smokefreesociety.org
History
of the Great American Smokeout
Even
though the Smokeout officially began in 1977, the
event's roots reach back to 1971, when Arthur P.
Mullaney challenged the citizens of Randolf, Mass.,
to give up cigarettes for a day and donate the saved
money to a high school scholarship fund. Mullaney
coined the term Smokeout.
Later,
Lynn R. Smith, editor of the Monticello Times in
Minnesota, spearheaded that state's first D-Day,
or Don't Smoke Day. D-Day spread like wildfire throughout
Minnesota, and then blazed west to California where
it became the Great American Smokeout.
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