ALA, TFND partner with Country House Deli to encourage tobacco users to “Quit Cold Turkey (With Help)”

PRESS ADVISORY:  ALA, TFND partner with Country House Deli to encourage tobacco users to “Quit Cold Turkey (With Help)”
In celebration of “Great American Smokeout” Day, Thursday, November 20, 2014, the American Lung Association in North Dakota (ALA) and Tobacco Free North Dakota (TFND) is partnering with a Bismarck business, Country House Deli, in support of the mission of this nationally recognized day.
Together, these non-profit organizations and this local business will encourage tobacco users to “quit cold turkey (with help)” by offering quit information and a turkey sandwich lunch special in Country House Deli’s location. ALA and TFND will be on-hand providing information to the public on the dangers of tobacco use as well as NDQuits, North Dakota’s state program which offers several free options – free counseling, advice, support, and nicotine replacement products – to help North Dakotans quit their tobacco addiction.
In addition, tobacco users will be given an opportunity to trade their possession of tobacco products in return for an entry into a drawing for a Quit Cold Turkey (With Help) Thanksgiving meal package (frozen turkey, potatoes, beans, stuffing, etc.).
Details:
“Quit Cold Turkey (With Help)” for the 2014 Great American Smokeout
sponsored by ALA, TFND, and Country House Deli
Thursday, November 20, 2014
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
1045 E Interstate Ave, Bismarck

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The American Cancer Society marks the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November each year by encouraging smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. By quitting — even for one day — smokers will be taking an important step towards a healthier life – one that can lead to reducing cancer risk.
Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the US, yet about 42 million Americans still smoke cigarettes — a bit under 1 in every 5 adults. As of 2012, there were also 13.4 million cigar smokers in the US, and 2.3 million who smoke tobacco in pipes — other dangerous and addictive forms of tobacco.
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