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Anti-smoking ads increase odds of quitting in 14 countries

Awareness of anti-smoking messages on television, radio, or billboards, or in newspapers or magazines, significantly increased the odds that current smokers intend to quit in 14 of 17 countries surveyed, according to a study released in this week's Morb
HealthCanal.com
added May 31, 2013 13:16
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Antismoking Messages and Intention to Quit — 17 Countries, 2008–2011

awareness of mass media antismoking messages can be associated with intent to quit smoking. Mass media campaigns also can help reduce smoking prevalence by stimulating discussion and changing social norms regarding tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposur
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
added May 30, 2013 17:29
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Campaign Urges Smokers to Enlist Doctors' Help in Quitting

Getting help and advice from a doctor more than doubles the chances that smokers can kick the habit, and U.S. health officials and medical groups are launching a new campaign to make that happen for the nearly 70 percent of smokers who say they want to qu
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Jun 5, 2013 07:32
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Americans Miss Mark on Many Healthy Behaviors

About one in five adults are current smokers, although nearly half of them had attempted to quit smoking within the previous year, the researchers wrote in the study published in the CDC's Vital and Health Statistics.
MedPage Today
added May 25, 2013 13:27
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Most Arizonans live in smoke-free environments

In Arizona, 86% of the nearly 1800 adults who responded to the question about smoking in the home said that they do not allow it at all. The national rate is 81%. Almost 83% of surveyed Arizonans said they do not allow smoking in their vehicles, compare
Examiner.com (National)
added May 24, 2013 12:30
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Former Smoker Who Appeared In Anti-Smoking Commericial Is Honored By CDC

Mary Bubala explains you may not know her name but you've likely heard her voice. Her name is Terrie Hall, a former smoker who's known for appearing in anti-smoking TV ads. Hall is being honored by the CDC with a special award for her courage in tellin
WJZ 13 (Baltimore, MD)
added May 23, 2013 22:01
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[Wisconsin] Smokers hotline sees uptick in calls due to national ad campaign

Wisconsin's Tobacco Quit Line has seen a surge of calls since March, when a national campaign called Tips from Former Smokers started.
Superior (WI) Daily Telegram
added May 23, 2013 13:22
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Health Behaviors of Adults: United States, 2008–2010

This chapter provides an overview of key findings related to the prevalence of cigarette smoking among U.S. adults, including both frequency (daily compared with nondaily) and amount (usual number of cigarettes smoked), age of smoking initiation, a
National Center for Health Statistics
added May 23, 2013 03:17
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CDC to doctors: Help your patients quit smoking!

The campaign – "Talk With Your Doctor" – also encourages clinicians to ask patients whether they smoke and to offer them assistance giving up cigarettes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in partnership with several national physicians' org
Los Angeles Times
added May 23, 2013 02:54
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CDC Urges Smokers to “Talk With Your Doctor” About Quitting

Bill is one of the participants in the CDC’s “Tips from Former Smokers” national ad campaign, which today rolled out a “Talk with Your Doctor” initiative. The initiative is intended both to motivate tobacco users to look to their health care providers fo
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added May 24, 2013 12:08
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