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Health officials hope Illinois smoking ban will encourage quitters 

The Smoke-Free Illinois Act will make it illegal to light up in virtually any public place in the state.

But experts caution that smokers need more than just willpower to break nicotine's hold.

Andrea King is director of the clinical addictions research lab at the University of Chicago. And she says going cold turkey works for a few, but most need more comprehensive treatment.

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