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Great American Smokeout® encourages even more young smokers to quit 

On the annual day that challenges smokers nationwide to quit, North Carolina is seeing its own successes as hundreds of 18- to 24-year-old smokers have taken steps to kick the habit. A record number of calls to QuitlineNC, following the launch of the state's first-ever QuitlineNC media campaign, proved that young smokers in North Carolina are not waiting until today's Great American Smokeout® to make their commitment to good health. Funded by the NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund (HWTF), the "Call It Quits" campaign is working to reduce the number of young smokers in North Carolina.

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