The first step in quitting tobacco is thinking about it. If you think about quitting tobacco someday, whether it’s tomorrow or in five years, then you can develop the intention of changing your behavior.
The Great American Smoke Out is an event started by the American Cancer Society to help motivate people to quit tobacco. The event, which challenges you to quit tobacco for a day, is held on the third Thursday each November. This year, the Great American Smoke Out takes place on 21 November. Can you quit tobacco for a day? By quitting even temporarily, you are taking an important step toward living a healthier life. You will start to feel the health benefits of being tobacco-free within the first twenty minutes of quitting.
Great American Smoke Out activities across Marine Corps installations will have various events to help you learn about the many tools available to help you quit. For instance, the Semper Fit Health Promotion Program offers a tobacco cessation class, Operation Tobacco Free Marine, which walks participants through each step toward becoming tobacco-free.
Quitting tobacco can be stressful. You may be nervous about kicking the habit, especially if you’ve tried in the past, but with support, it is possible.
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According to the manufacturer, a single JUUL pod contains as much nicotine as a pack of 20 regular cigarettes. That’s a lot.
Wow, that’s a lot of cigarettes in one JUUL.
Okay, that’s insane amount of cigarettes in one JUUL pod.
But they advertise that it’s healthier or better.
According to a U.S. Department of Defense memo, 38% of military smokers start after enlisting. I can believe that.
I didn’t actually start smoking until after my first enlistment.
I believe that, I did that. That’s true.
I was one of those.
I tried dipping and it was gross. But I still tried it.
Smoking causes more death each year than HIV, motor vehicle injuries and firearm related incidents combined. See that’s actually crazy. I did not know that.
Nationally, approximately 50% of calls to poison control centers for e-cigarettes are for kids five years of age or younger. Five years?
Smoking is a known cause of erectile dysfunction in males. Well, yeah that’s not good.
I knew that, I knew that. I had a ex, nevermind.
Did not know that one, I’m gonna need to stop smoking.
Toluene is found in cigarette smoke. Toluene is also found in explosives. That’s crazy cause I’m an ammo tech.
This is why I quit smoking 10 years ago.