{"id":224,"date":"2019-11-21T18:49:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T23:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhealthcenter.org\/uncategorized\/great-american-smokeout-challenges-smokers-to-quit-for-24-hours\/"},"modified":"2022-02-17T08:10:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T13:10:57","slug":"great-american-smokeout-challenges-smokers-to-quit-for-24-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhealthcenter.org\/great-american-smokeout-challenges-smokers-to-quit-for-24-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Great American Smokeout Challenges Smokers to Quit for 24 Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today is the Great American Smokeout; a day in which smokers are encouraged to stop using tobacco for 24 hours. Quitting for just one day is an important step to living a healthier life; smokers can use it as a day to develop a plan to quit for good. The day also calls attention to the deaths and chronic illnesses caused by smoking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Great American Smokeout is held each year on the third Thursday of November; the first Smokeout was in California in 1976. It became a national event, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, in 1977. Since its inception, the event has helped to change laws related to smoking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As e-cigarettes continue to grow in prevalence, they are being incorporated into the day because many people believe that vaping is a safe substitute for using traditional smoking products. While vaping products have helped those with tobacco addictions, they still pose health risks to people who were previously non-smokers. E-cigarettes don’t fill users’ lungs with harmful smoke but are still capable of delivering high amounts of nicotine into the body. Additionally, studies are showing that e-cigarette products can still severely harm healthy lungs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some facts about smoking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n