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Great American Smokeout this Thursday an opportune time to quit habit for good
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Thursday is the Great American Smokeout, a day tobacco users are encouraged to kick the habit. More than 93,000 Tennesseans have taken advantage of the states help line, 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
Don’t wait to make a New Year’s resolution. If you’re looking to break your tobacco habit in time for the holidays, the Great American Smokeout is this Thursday, Nov. 19.In Tennessee, the move to get people to quit smoking is an urgent one with the state’s smoking rate at a hefty 24.3 percent. That’s considerably higher than the national average of 18 percent.