Tobacco Free Florida encourages tobacco users to quit on Great American Smokeout

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The Florida Department of Health’s Tobacco Free Florida program is encouraging tobacco users to quit in observance of the Great American

Smokeout on Thursday, Nov. 15.

The American Cancer Society’s 43rd Great American Smokeout encourages smokers to make a plan to quit smoking. Tobacco Free Florida aims to educate Floridians on the various free quit resources available in the state and support them through the process — on the Great American Smokeout and year-round.

Tobacco Free Florida provides free and proven-effective resources that can increase your

chances of quitting for good. The Quit Your Way program offers free tools, including a two-week starter kit of nicotine replacement therapy (nicotine patches, gum and lozenges), Text2Quit, email tips and a quit guide. People can choose as many tools as they need, or use them in addition to phone, group and web services.

For more information about Quit Your Way, visit www.tobaccofreeflorida.com/quityourway.

Since the Tobacco Free Florida program began in 2007, more than 188,000 Floridians have successfully quit using one of Tobacco Free Florida's free tools and services. There are now approximately 451,000 fewer adult smokers in Florida than there was 10 years ago, and the state has saved $17.7 billion in healthcare costs. To learn more about Tobacco Free Florida’s Quit Your Way services, visit www.tobaccofreeflorida.com.