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Becoming Tobacco Free Newsletter (Information on Cessation Programs) (PDF)

Keeping Children Smoke Free (Information on Secondhand Smoke) (PDF)
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Facts About Tobacco
Quitting Tobacco Takes Practice...

Try These Tips for Success:
1. Deep breathe slowly
2. Drink a glass of water
3. Delay 5 minutes—the urge will pass
4. Do something else

You CAN do it!
Effects of Quitting After...
  • 20 minutes:
    Blood pressure drops to a level close to that before you had your last cigarette. The temperature of your hands and feet increases to normal.
  • 24 hours:
    Your chance of a heart attack decreases.
  • 1 to 9 months:
    Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath decrease; cilia regain normal function in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce infection.
  • 1 year:
    Your chance of having a heart attack is cut in half.
  • 10 years:
    Your risk of dying from lung cancer is about half that of a continuing smoker's; risks of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decrease.
  • 15 years:
    Your risk of coronary heart disease is that of a nonsmoker's.
  

Greene County Cessation Programs

Bee Free Program
A free program designed especially to help pregnant women, women with small children or uninsured individuals quit using tobacco has been announced by the Greene County Tobacco Control Program. People will be accepted into the Bee Free Program based on an initial evaluation conducted by phone.

For more information on the Bee Free Program, please contact the Greene County Tobacco Control Program at 724-852-5276 or 1-888-317-7106.

SmokeStoppers®
A free program designed especially to help people who want to quit using tobacco has been announced by the Greene County Tobacco Control Program. SmokeStoppers, a group program to help people gain the strength and reinforcement they need to quit

For more information on Smoke Stoppers, please contact the Greene County Tobacco Control Program at 724-852-5276 or 1-888-317-7106.

 

 
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Greene County Tobacco Control Program
Fort Jackson Building, 3rd Floor • 19 South Washington Street • Waynesburg, PA 15370
Phone: (724) 852-5276 • Fax: (724) 852-5368 • info@beetobaccofree.org • www.beetobaccofree.org