Anti-Smoking Campaign Uses Local Stories; How Has Smoking Impacted You?
How has smoking impacted your life? Are you trying to quit? Does someone you care about smoke?
In honor of the New Year, the RI Department of Health is encouraging smokers to quit in 2013 with the launch of its new smoking cessation campaign, “Tobacco Made Me.” The new campaign, which showcases personal stories from Rhode Islanders whose lives have been negatively impacted by smoking and tobacco use, is designed to motivate current smokers to call the state’s quit line at 1-800-QUIT-NOW. How has smoking impacted your own life? Are you a previous smoker and quit? How did you do it? Tell us your story in the comments section. “Quitting smoking is tough, but the more times that a smoker tries to quit, the more likely he or she is to ultimately be successful,” said Dr. Michael Fine, director of the health department. “Smokers …
Uncle Ben
1:21 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012
Smoking has not only impact myself but many others on fixed incomes including the government and states taxing cigarettes, no matter how much they raise them people are still going to buy them, including myself. I think this it's the wrong message too get people to quit. There are people out there using welfare EBT cards they sell them for half there value just to either buy drugs or cigarettes. … more ›