Show J Great American r Its It's its it's not too late to slay the says Health and Wellness c t r 0 BY JILL HOLLAND Campus Editor The Great American Smoke Out covered the campus with announcements assuring us Quitting smoking is one of the BEST things you can do for your he health If you dont don't smoke dont don't on t start It was held by the Health and Wellness Peer Education Network A Ai i I booth was set setup up outside the Student Center They offered i hot chocolate and goody bags to help with withdrawal Several people were interviewed interviewed interviewed inter inter- viewed about why they were interested in quitting They were eager to talk but when a asked ked to give their names so they could be quoted they refused Some indicated smoking was not a habit they were proud of 0 r Studies show that r smokers dont don't start out thinking thinking thinking think think- ing they will become addicted and su suffer er health problems Smokers usually try many times to quit before they quit for good Each time you learn more and are slightly closer to quitting One On student said he wasn't there to quit he was just curious He stated he didn't didn't didn't did did- nt need to quit because he wasn't really addicted a aE 3 a Y l d Ga 5 r S. S i x R 4 iy od o 4 Y R d a Cr cp ra apt A JA a g a A rh rhY Y r. r I I IH H YA J A Nic demon Slays The Editor photo by Matt Santoro He only smoked when he drank However he didn't say how often he drank A woman who h had d smoked for forty years also said she was just curious but didn't think she was was was' ready to quit yet The American Lung Association gives some dismal dismal dismal dis dis- mal statistics Smoking continues continues continues con con- to be on the increase and many people really do want to quit but are unable to tobe tobe tobe be successful on their own The results of 40 careful studies have proven that tha smoking causes diseases that are directly related to death Each year more Americans die of smoking related diseases than from AIDS drug abuse car accidents accidents accidents acci acci- dents and murder combined An estimated Americans die each year from the effects of cigarette ing mg g. g Smoking causes 20 or one in 5 of all deaths inthe in inthe inthe the United States each year In the US U.S. about 13 million people quit smoking each year but about 48 million continue to smoke Knowing that many people quit provides provides provides pro pro- vides encouragement A brochure handed out said Quitting smoking may be one of the hardest things youve you've ever tried to do But by not smoking a cigarette cigarette cigarette ciga ciga- rette today you can slowly learn to live smoke free Remember it takes practice to change old habits and patience to overcome addic addic- One of the ideas was for pe people to quit for one day motivating them to quit per per- This brochure gave reasons not to smoke Here are a few of the reasons I I wo wont won't t smoke today because 1 know I can do it 0 Ill I'll cough less Ill I'll smile more 0 Ill I'll take the stairs Every cigarette cigarette ciga ciga- rette invites cancer My breath will be sweeter Im I'm practicing to quit I owe it to myself The glamour is gone Food will taste better Ill I'll feel great great- about myself Ill I'll sleep better I never want a heart attack Its It's never too late to quit Last week was simply simply simply sim sim- ply an invitation to quit but any day can be the first day l you stop smoking There is help everyday The Health and Wellness Services offer 1 I FREE personal smoking cessation cessation ces ces- 1 V i courses You can call I Jackie at for details r rv rI I v The American Lung Association offers monthly b. b 1 smoking cessation Hypnosis JC J C Clinics i ics and regular cessation 1 clinics Call mr or for their help The American Cancer Society i assures us Within 20 II minutes minutes min min- in- in utes of smoking that last cigarette cigarette cigarette ciga ciga- J rette the body begins a series of changes that continue for years They can be reached for h help lp at ACS 2345 or oron on the Internet at HYPERLINK HYPERLINK HYPERLINK HYPER HYPER- LINK http A 0 0 |