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THE GREAT AMERICAN SMOKE-OUT
Thursday, November 19, 2009

The month of November presents the perfect time to quit your nicotine habit. “D’Day”, first started in Minnesota in the 1970’s and now called The Great American Smoke Out, is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. The Great American Smoke-Out is always the Thursday before Thanksgiving and is a day that many smokers try to cease use of nicotine for 24 hours.

Smokers can gain significant benefits as soon as they quit. According to the American Lung Association:

• Within 20 minutes of quitting, your blood pressure and pulse rates drop
• 8 hours after quitting, the oxygen level in your blood increases to normal
• One day after quitting, your odds of having a heart attack are reduced
• Within two weeks, lung function can increase up to 30%
• Between two weeks and 3 months after quitting, circulation improves and walking becomes easier
• One year after quitting, your energy level increases and the risk of coronary heart disease is cut in half

The Great American Smoke-out Activities will take place on November 19:

Free Quit Kits
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Atrium
Quit kits contain smoking cessation resources and a distractions to help you get started on the journey to becoming a non-smoker. Provided by RCTC Student Health Services

Acupuncture
9 a.m - 1 p.m.
AT 302
Acupuncture can help ease the effects of nicotine withdrawal, help reduce stress, cravings, and increase emotional and physical well-being. Acupuncture will be provided on a drop-in basis and may take 30 – 60 minutes. It is done seated in a group setting. Donation of $5 suggested for acupuncture. Written materials are also provided in support of the Great American Smoke-Out. Provided by Licensed Acupuncturist Deah Kinion, L. Ac. from the Lilac Wellness Center.
D'Day Acupuncture Flyer

SMOKING CESSATION RESOURCES

ClearWay Minnesota
http://www.clearwaymn.org/
QUITPLAN Services for Minnesotans
1-888-354-PLAN
quitplan.com

American Cancer Society
1-800-ACS-2345
http://www.cancer.org/

American Lung Association of Minnesota
1-800-LUNG-USA
http://www.alamn.org/tobacco/quit.cfm