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SKOWHEGAN – Somerset Public Health loves a quitter and is encouraging the community to commit or recommit to healthy, smoke-free lives by participating in the American Cancer Society’s 47th Great American Smokeout on Nov. 17.
“The most important thing smokers can do to improve their health is to quit smoking cigarettes and other forms of tobacco,” said Matt L’Italien, director of Somerset Public Health. “Take this opportunity to encourage the smokers you care about to quit for good. Every try brings a smoker closer to long term success.”
Each year, approximately 20 million American smokers try to quit, representing more than half of the 42 million smokers in the U.S. Quitting is hard. It takes commitment and starts with a plan, often takes more than one quit attempt, and requires a lot of support.
If you’re interested in quitting, reach out to the Maine QuitLink online at MaineQuitLink.com or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8669), which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to provide free, confidential support. People are two to three times more likely to quit with the Maine QuitLink than when trying to quit on their own.
To learn more about Somerset Public Health’s prevention education and policy efforts, contact Matt L’Italien at mlitalien@rfgh.net. For more information about Somerset Public Health visit somersetpublichealth.org or on Facebook at facebook.com/SomersetPublicHealth or Instagram at @SomersetPublicHealth.
