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Quitting smoking can be one of the most important things you can do to improve your health. You can add years to your life and equally importantly add life to your years by taking this important step. You can save money, feel better and improve the quality of life for those around you. You can reduce the likelihood that your children will smoke by quitting now. Over 46 million Americans are chronic smokers. Smoking is considered the number one preventable cause of illness and death in the United States today. People who smoke are at increased risk of heart disease, cancer, and other smoking-related illnesses that contribute to over 400,000 deaths a year. Medical costs for smokers are over $50 billion annually. Another $47 billion is lost on ancillary expenses such as time lost from work. Although quitting is not easy and nicotine is a very addicting drug, quitting smoking is easier today than ever before because of the development of advanced techniques such as behavioral therapies and nicotine patches and gums.
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and Links Planet Psych Links: It's Quittin' Time Which of the many ways to quit smoking is the best for you? Smoking May Be Causing You Stress World Wide Web Links: QuitSmokingSupport.com is a lively web site full of smoking cessation resources. Overview: Smoking Cessation; U.S.Department of Health and Human Services.
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