TOBACCO USE & QUITTING FACTS
& QUITTING TIPS
* Tobacco use causes the premature death of about 6,000 Oklahomans each year, or an average of 16 each day,
more than from any other cause.
* One in four, or about 630,000, Oklahoma adults are current smokers.
* Oklahoma has one of the highest percentages of smoking-related deaths in the nation.
* The #1 reason why people quit tobacco is when their worksite goes tobacco free.
* Tobacco cessation works! It is the gold standard of clinical prevention.
* People who get cessation support, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW, and medications will double their chances of successfully quitting tobacco.
Smoking & Tobacco Use:
Bananas can help people trying to give up smoking.
The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
The US Surgeon General Reports
"There is no safe amount of secondhand smoke" |
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A little secondhand smoke can be dangerous.
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Breathing secondhand smoke is a known cause of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).Children are also more likely to have lung problems, ear infections, and severe asthma from
being around smoke.
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Secondhand smoke causes heart disease and lung cancer.
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Separate “no smoking” sections DO NOT protect you from secondhand smoke.
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Neither does filtering the air or opening a window.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND SMOKE FREE RESOURCES GO TO THESE WEBSITES: