How to Quit Smoking
Quitting takes hard work and a lot of effort, but you can be tobacco free!
According to the U.S. Surgeon General stopping smoking represents the single most important step that smokers can take to enhance the length and quality of their lives. That’s because smoking and tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease and death in the U.S.
Smoking is responsible for nearly one in three cancer deaths and one in five deaths from all causes. Another 8.6 million people live with serious illnesses caused by smoking. However, nearly 42 million Americans still smoke – that’s almost one in five adults.
The programs and resources below are available to help you quit smoking today.
Pennsylvania Department of Health has joined other state health departments in offering its residents a free “Quitline.” Pennsylvania’s Quitline, 1-800-Quit-Now (800-784-8669), is offered as a partnership between the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Based on state-of-the-art techniques in tobacco use cessation, the service provides counseling and structured assistance for individuals who are committed to quitting.
The Quitline is staffed by a group of clinically trained counselors. Callers are assessed for their readiness to quit and given counseling options. Counselors then offer up to three pro-active counseling sessions to tobacco users who are ready to make a serious attempt to quit.
When compared with tobacco users who try to quit on their own, tobacco users who make quit attempts with telephone support and self-help advice are approximately twice as likely to attain success.
The free Quitline (1-800-QUIT-NOW) can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All calls are confidential and strict privacy of all information received will be maintained.
Lung Screening Program
Crozer Health offers a Lung Screening Program using low-dose CT scans. The program follows the high-risk inclusion criteria as established by the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial.
Results of a recent landmark National Lung Screening Trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that screenings with a low-dose CT scan can detect lung tumors early and reduce the lung cancer mortality rate by 20 percent for smokers.
For more information about the dates and locations of upcoming sessions and to register, contact Crozer Health Community Health Education at 610-497-7300.
Why Quit Smoking
- You will live longer and live healthier.
- The people you live with, especially your children, will be healthier.
- You will have more energy and breathe easier.
- You will lower your risk of heart attack, stroke, or cancer.
- At $6.00 per pack, if you smoke 1 pack a day, you will save $2,190.00 each year.
Five Keys for Quitting
This is What Happens When You Quit Smoking
Smokers who quit, even for just one day, take a crucial step toward a healthier life with a reduced risk of cancer. Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the U.S. Smoking is responsible for nearly one in three cancer deaths. And another 8.6 million people live with serious illnesses caused by smoking. Despite that, nearly 42 million Americans still smoke cigarettes.
Quitting the addictive habit may seem like an insurmountable feat and the benefits may seem so far down the road. While smokers who quit at a younger age reduce their health risks more, quitting at any age can give back years of life that could be lost by continuing the habit.
Here are all of the benefits you’ll reap from the moment you quit: