Smokers across the country will have the opportunity tomorrow to join thousands of other smokers and quit smoking as part of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smoke-Out. 

The Great American Smoke-Out is held each year in an effort to get smokers to give up the habit for one day. The goal is for them to use this day to encourage them on to giving up smoking altogether. More than 34 million Americans still smoke cigarettes, and smoking remains the single largest preventable cause of death and illness in the world. Tobacco Prevention Coordinator Chelsea Bagby tells KNIA/KRLS News the health benefits of quitting smoking are almost immediate. Bagby says its very hard to quit and everyone understands that, but if you can make it through just one day, your body will already begin to see the health benefits. 

Smoking causes an estimated 480,000 deaths every year, or about 1 in 5 deaths. More than 16 million Americans live with a smoking-related disease. For more information about the Great American Smoke-Out click here:

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