Jump to full article: Champaign (IL) News-Gazette, 2009-11-13
Author: Debra Pressey
Intro: In eight years, you could travel around the world, spoil your grandkids and - unless you're a Cubs fan - maybe even see your team win a World Series.
And to think those are years you could miss if you don't quit smoking before your hair turns gray.
About 21 percent of adults and nearly 19 percent of youths in Illinois are smokers, but those who quit by age 35 add an average of eight years to their life expectancy, according to the American Cancer Society.
Interested enough in living longer to give quitting a try?
Then circle Nov. 19 on your calendar, the date of the next Great American Smokeout. Participants are asked to try to get through at least that one day without smoking, then see how they feel and consider quitting for good.
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Get a free quit-smoking kit Nov. 19 while kits last at the following locations:
Champaign County:
American Cancer Society, 2509 S. Neil St., C.
Champaign Public Library, 202 W. Green St., C.
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