Resolution: Quit Smoking

By ACSH Staff — Jan 03, 2006
A Jan 3, 2006 article by Nick Schirripa about the difficulty of quitting cigarettes (for more, see ACSH's Kicking Butts in the Twenty-First Century) notes a statistic on quit rates gleaned from ACSH: For many smokers, the arrival of the new year means one thing: It's time to quit smoking. About 40% of smokers try to kick the habit each year, and it's no easy task. According to the American Council on Science and Health, only about 5% succeed on their first try, and about half succeed after several attempts.

A Jan 3, 2006 article by Nick Schirripa about the difficulty of quitting cigarettes (for more, see ACSH's Kicking Butts in the Twenty-First Century) notes a statistic on quit rates gleaned from ACSH:

For many smokers, the arrival of the new year means one thing: It's time to quit smoking.

About 40% of smokers try to kick the habit each year, and it's no easy task.

According to the American Council on Science and Health, only about 5% succeed on their first try, and about half succeed after several attempts.

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