The American Cancer Society kicked off their 33rd annual Great American Smoke Out yesterday in an effort to help smokers quit. The goal of the event is to get smokers to quit for one day, in hopes that the day will inspire them to remain smoke-free for good. Smoking is the major risk factor for lung cancer, the top killing cancer globally in both men and women. Studies have found by calling 1-800-Quit-Now, a free service in the US, a person’s chances of successfully quitting tobacco more than doubles.
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November 21, 2008
The Great American Smoke Out Continues! »
July 14, 2008
DVDs To Include Anti-Smoking PSAs »
The six major movie studios have joined in a pact to include anti-smoking public service announcements in their DVD releases. Sony, Universal, Warner Bros., Fox, Paramount and Disney will feature these PSAs prior to feature movies rated G, PG and PG-13 that contain scenes which depict smoking. The American Medical Association Alliance has called for an even more stringent policy of giving R ratings to any movie that depicts scenes of “irresponsible or gratuitous tobacco images.” Full story.
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