Quit Smoking
A Few Good Reasons
- The price of gas is through the roof, grocery costs are astronomical, and everything else is going in the same direction. Montana cigarettes cost almost $5 a pack. If you smoke 1 pack a day, that's $1,825 a year. Can you afford it, or would you rather spend your money (and your health) on something else?
- Your children
- Your grandchildren
Get Started Stopping! Resources to Help You
- Montana Tobacco Quit Line : (866) 485-QUIT (7848)
- Reliant Behavioral Health (RBH): For information on smoking cessation, visit www.myRBH.com. RBH also provides free short-term counseling and referral on many personal and work-related issues at no charge to all State of Montana employees and their immediate families. Call (866) 750-0512 for more information or appointment. All calls are confidential.
- American Cancer Society: (800) 227-2345
- American Lung Association: (800) 586-4872, or in Helena 442-6556. The American Lung Association offers "Freedom from Smoking" classes as well as an online program at www.lungusa.org.
- www.quitnet.com
- www.chewfree.com
- Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids - Over 90 links to help members tackle the tobacco addiction!
About Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure (ETS)
Health Effects Associated with ETS (aka secondhand smoke)
Source: National Cancer Institute
Did you know that secondhand smoke affects children? Here's what happens:
Developmental Effects
- Low birth weight or small for gestational age
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Respiratory Effects
- Acute lower respiratory tract infections in children
- Asthma induction and exacerbation in children
- Chronic respiratory symptoms in children
- Eye and nasal irritation in adults
- Middle ear infections in children
Other health effects possibly associated with ETS
- Adverse impact on cognition and behavior during child development
- Exacerbation of cystic fibrosis (a disease marked by overproduction of mucus in the lungs)
- Decreased lung function
Do it for yourself. Do it for your loved ones!
