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Show lHTl Hilltop Times iriWl ll Nov. 10, 1988. AMERICAN 'CANCER SOCIETY' Adoption Papers as a nonsmoker, will take it upon myself to on the path to smokelessness. For my part help. will provide you with constant encouragement, fruit and peanuts if need be, and I a shoulder to cry on. It will be expected that .will assist me by adhering to the following suggestions: Hide cigarettes, ashtrays, lighters and matches. 2. Tell all your friends that you have been adopted 1. not smoke on the day of the Great American Smokeout (GAS), the third Thursday in November. 3. Calf on your foster nonsmoker (me!) In times of weakness. 4 Refrain from frequenting smoke filled rooms. .5. Repeat to yourself over and over "not smoking is a GAS." and will the foster nonsmoker will try to cajole the aforementioned smoker to continue on the road to smoketesaness following the Great American Smokeout. but this formal aranopment wilt conclude 24 hours after It began. J.. Signed: Date: Signed: (nommokerj (temporary smoker) 81.SMMNaS7W-U- E D ODUDCxODu(J 000 When the action starts and smokers give up cigarettes for a day, they're going to need all the help possible: Non-smoke- rs by Capt. (Dr.) Wei-Li- n Force Hospital, Hill M ext Jung . in. In order to help a smoker make it through the day, there are a variety'of friends can do to things them encourage through the day. One, or all of these following suggestions can help: Offer smokers moral support, words of encouragement and incentives to get them through the day. Preaching and scolding are out of line. should make themselves available to smoker, by phone or in person, throughout the entire day. Provide adoptees with a "survival kit" of goodies-car- rot sticks, dried fruit, and sugarless or mints. gum Non-smoke- Thursday, the Great American Smokeout comes to Hill AFB, hundreds of military installations and thousands of civilian organizations. The goal of the nationwide smokeout is to encourage smokers to give up their cigarettes for a period. That may seem like a little amount of time, but for a smoker, 10 minutes without a smoke can have its ' effects. That's why have an essential role to play in the smokeout's success. Past smokeouts have been 24-ho- successful and enjoyable because smokers' friends and coworkers have joined the effort to help them quit. They have offered encouragement and supportive attention to their colleagues who smoke. That support can range from keeping a supply of chewing gum on hand to bending an ear to a smoker's hardships as they try to make it through the day. Another way to help out is to adopt ng rs low-calor- ie Take adoptees out for breakfast ur non-smoke- rs non-smoki- non-smoker- 's non-smokin- g can help oui U.S. Air a smoker (fill out form on this page). It's an easy thing to do. But easy or actions can make not, a a big difference in a smoker's life. Remember, too, the smokeout is supposed to be fun! Everyone can join or lunch. Or promise them dinner at their favorite restaurant. Those who happen to be can share their experiences on quitting. What worked for the person who has quit may work for someone ex-smoke- rs else. Carpool to and from work with adoptees. Schedule an evening . activity such as seeing a movie or playing That minimizes the temptation to smoke. Be a cheerleader offer praise during the day and congratulations when the day's over. The smokers you know are depending on you. And you can help. Adopt . rac-quetba- . a smoker today! ; ll. o DOD hopes non-smoki- special attention U'his next Thursday is the day of the 12th Annual Great American Smokeout the day millions of smokers attempt to remain smoke-fre- e for 24 hours. Army.Maj. Mary Davis, chairperson of the Department of Defense's o Working Group, hopes that military women will pay special atAnti-Tobacc- tention. The working group consists of health promotion people from each service who share ideas on how the military can educate service members on the effects of smoking and best help smokers who want to quit. Major Davis said, "Although the percentage of smokers in the general population is going down, the percentage of smokers who are female has not significantly decreased." Major Davis also said DOD education efforts this year are focusing on smokers, women," Major Davis "If female smokers also use oral con- women pay younger ng said. particularly females. She said, "There remains a need to reach special populations who have high rates of smoking women are one of these groups. In fact, a recent U.S. Surgeon General's report stated that adolescent girls had a slightly higher rate of smoking than adolescent boys. "The report also said women who smoke have three times the risk of dying of stroke and two times the risk of hesrt attcsk, when compared with traceptives, their risks increases still further. And smoking while pregnant is associated with increased risk of babies miscarriage, and other complications. . "Our society's ideal woman is slender and attractive. There is supporting evidence that, on the average, women who smoke weigh less than women and that quitting smoking often leads. to weight gain," she said. "Therefore, a woman who smokes may perceive weight gain as a unavoidable result of quitting. What we must do is educate women and the public about how to use coping skills and adjust eating habits to control weight gain and other side effects of not smoking," the major said. For those who want to quit, DOD installations will be equipped with smokeout "survival kits." For her part, Major Davis plans to adopt a smoker, using the kit, which includes an adoption certificate, sugarless candy or gum, a wrist band to pop every time the smoker wants to light up, a list of coping tips, headless matches, stickers and various buttons. Major Davis suggests that adopting smokers add their own treats to the kit such as healthlow-birth-weig- ht non-smokin- g non-smoke- rs ful snacks. "Whether they are male or female,, young or old, smokers trying to quit need patience and support from those around them," she said. "The smokeout is a way to give that to them." editor's notes Article courtesy American Forces Information Service. light-hearte- d . |