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New Campaign Will Feature Smokers' Personal Stories
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Brief Description:
Smokers and tobacco users who want to quit will soon find they have a
powerful new ally. Fellow smokers!
Transcript:
SCHMALFELDT: Smokers and tobacco users who want to
quit will soon find they have a powerful new ally. Fellow smokers! The "Quit
Now Challenge" is a new initiative, sponsored by the National Cancer
Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, featuring
the inspirational stories of folks who want to quit smoking. Dr. Glen
Morgan is with the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences'
Tobacco Control Research Branch at the NCI. He said that hearing the
success stories of others who have faced the same problem will serve
as an inspiration for folks who are serious about kicking the habit.
MORGAN: I think all of us can get inspired from the
stories of other people, that if we find out that somebody else who we
can identify with is successful in changing their behavior, that it gives
us a sense it might be possible for ourselves to do the same thing. Essentially
we learn from others.
SCHMALFELDT: If you're between the ages of 18 and 29
and are interested in telling your story, you have until October 27th
to call 1-800-QUIT-NOW and explain in your own words why you want to
quit smoking or using tobacco. You can also log on to the website 1800quitnow.org for
instructions on how to submit video entries. The names of those selected
will be announced on February 1, 2007. The "Quit Now Challenge" is part
of the "Be A Quitter" campaign, which enhances NCI and CDC's ongoing
National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines initiative. From the
National Institutes of Health, I'm Bill Schmalfeldt in Bethesda, Maryland.
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