Dear Editor,

Have you thought about quitting smoking?

I bet you have! Surveys indicate that 68% of smokers want to quit. If you chew, smoke cigars or cigarettes – the healthy choice is to quit. The Quitline offers professional phone counseling, coaching and nicotine replacement therapy. It’s free – you have nothing to lose except the expense of tobacco and bad breath. On average people save $2,000/year when they quit smoking. Most importantly, quitting tobacco is the most valuable decision you can make for your health. You don’t have to begin your journey to becoming smokefree alone … call 800 QUIT NOW. (800 784 8669)

Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States, yet more deaths are caused each year by tobacco use than by all deaths from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, suicides, and murders combined.

The Tobacco Free Coalition will meet in Warsaw on May 24 at 9 am. This is your invitation to come see what we are all about, email: [email protected] for more information.

Kim Huntsman
Live Well Kosciusko
Warsaw