Jump to full article: New York Daily News, 2008-11-21
Author: STEPHANIE GASKELL DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Intro: The Daily News asked New Yorkers during the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout on Thursday to give the President-elect some advice to help him stay nicotine-free.
"It's a little mind over matter," said Laura Murphy, a 29-year-old teacher from Queens. "I quit three years ago."
Murphy said once she made the commitment to quit, she started by cutting back gradually, then replacing cigarettes with nicotine lozenges until she finally broke the habit.
Miss America Kirsten Haglund did her part Thursday in Times Square, giving out free smoking-cessation products to people who want to quit.
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