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Asthma & Secondhand Smoke

A Tip From a Former Smoker: No one should have to work in an environment that makes them sick. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
A Tip From a Former Smoker: Secondhand smoke triggers severe asthma attacks. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

A Tip From a Former Smoker: Don't be shy about telling people not to smoke around your kids. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
A Tip From a Former Smoker: Let future generations know the dangers of secondhand smoke. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

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Buerger’s Disease

A Tip From a Former Smoker: Allow extra time to put on your legs. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
A Tip From a Former Smoker: Don't think smoking can't hurt you, because it can. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

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Cancer

A Tip From a Former Smoker: After you have a lung removed, take short breaths. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
A Tip From a Former Smoker: It takes a while to eat when you're using a feeding tube. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

 

A Tip From A Former Smoker: Those things you say will never happen to you? They happen. Mark didn't know that smoking can cause colorectal cancer. Now he knows first-hand that it does. You can quit. For free help, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
A Tip From a Former Smoker: Be prepared. Your lung cancer can spread to your brain. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

 

A Tip From a Former Smoker: I never thought I'd be at risk from smoking. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
A Tip From a Former Smoker: Try to prepare yourself to hear the words, "You have cancer." For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

 

A Tip From a Former Smoker: I don't want to see anyone get addicted to cigarettes. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
A Tip From a Former Smoker: Please quit so you don't go through what I went through. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

 

A Tip From A Former Smoker: Record your voice for loved ones while you still can. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

A Tip From A Former Smoker: If you feel attached to your cigarettes, just wait until you have an oxygen tank. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
A Tip From a Former Smoker: Figure out how to tell your grandkids you won't be around anymore. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

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Diabetes

A Tip From a Former Smoker: Make a list of the things you're ok with losing because you'd rather smoke. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

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Gum (Periodontal) Disease

A Tip From a Former Smoker: My wake-up call was losing most of my teeth. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
A Tip From a Former Smoker: You think a lot about your teeth when you don't have any. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

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Heart Disease/Stroke

A Tip From a Former Smoker: Don't wait for open heart surgery to stop smoking. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
A Tip From a Former Smoker: Do your heart a favor. Quit smoking. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

 

A Tip From a Former Smoker: After a stroke from smoking, get used to losing your independence. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

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HIV/AIDS

A Tip From a Former Smoker: HIV didn't cause my stroke, smoking with HIV did. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

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Military

A Tip From A Former Smoker: It's hard to serve your country when you're too weak to put on your uniform. For free help, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

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Pregnancy

A Tip From a Former Smoker: Some of the reasons to quit are very small. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

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Quitting

A Tip From a Former Smoker: I wanted to be a good role model for my kids, so I quit smoking. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
A Tip From a Former Smoker: I started exercising instead of smoking. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

 

A Tip From A Former Smoker: After I quit, I realized there's another world beyond smoking. And it's a beautiful place to be. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
A Tip From A Former Smoker: I quit so I'd be more than a memory to my daughter. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

 

A Tip From a Former Smoker: I quit so I could be around for my daughter. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
A Tip From a Former Smoker: Quitting smoking was a rewarding experience. For free help to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

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