- TV spot shows how #CDCTips ads from @CDCTobaccoFree are inspiring MA smokers to quit & how @MassDPH helps them do it. http://t.co/XHov62OH
- @GlobeJackson on protecting young people by closing the tobacco tax loophole. @BostonGlobe http://t.co/MTnWHfp4 @aperronhasheart
- Additional benefit seen in study of anti-smoking drug: http://t.co/udgYQwAj
- More #Massachusetts towns banning the sale of #tobacco in #pharmacies -- congrats! http://t.co/WJsxBgkI
- Northboro municipal employee smoking policy just seems to work. http://t.co/CimVGg1g
- NYC mayor proposes requiring landlords to disclose secondhand smoke status. http://t.co/gaFo3nUH
- @nytimes editorial: Wake up to dangers of smokeless tobacco http://t.co/GG5e5sf6 @MassDPH @aperronhasheart
Ex-Smokers' Hall of Fame
Betty
Betty had tried to quit many times. When she hit her 40s, she decided she needed to get healthier and started to think about...Read the rest of Betty's story »
Robert
Robert was tired of being a smoker. He’d quit several times, but kept going back. To finally quit for good, he got the patch...Read the rest of Robert's story »
Corinne
Corinne admits quitting was hard, but got through it with advice from others. She learned from personal experiences of others...Read the rest of Corinne's story »
Ronaldo
Ronaldo got throat cancer at age 39 from smoking. He has a permanent tracheotomy, and now he sees the otolaryngologist every 12...Read the rest of Ronaldo's story »
Debby
Debby had been thinking about quitting when a free quit-smoking program was offered at work. She used the nicotine patch and...Read the rest of Debby's story »
Tito
Tito didn’t realize he was addicted until he tried to quit for the third time. After a friend was diagnosed with cancer, and...Read the rest of Tito's story »
Ida
Ida describes feeling like everything she did revolved around cigarettes. When she decided to quit smoking, she got the patch...Read the rest of Ida's story »
Dr. Miller
Dr. Richard Miller, a thoracic surgeon at Southcoast Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, sees a large number of patients with lung...Read the rest of Dr. Miller's story »
Kathleen
Kathleen had smoked for almost 30 years when she quit. She used the nicotine patch to help and walked three times a week to...Read the rest of Kathleen's story »
Katrina
Katrina was diagnosed with COPD and finally believed that smoking could end her life. She says it wasn’t enough to quit for...Read the rest of Katrina's story »
Steve
Steve is a cardiovascular technologist and an ex-smoker. He got help to quit through a quit-smoking program. He says “You...Read the rest of Steve's story »
Kendyl
Kendyl started smoking when she was nine years old and ended up suffering with asthma. She says after 33 years of smoking,...Read the rest of Kendyl's story »
Liz
Liz had quit quite a few times. She used a patch to help her quit, started volunteering to stay busy, and now goes to the gym...Read the rest of Liz's story »
Margaret
Margaret had been a smoker for about 10 years when she quit in her late 20s. And today she runs long-distance races, something...Read the rest of Margaret's story »
Mary
Mary had tried everything to quit... and tried a couple of them twice. She decided to try to quit again because of her...Read the rest of Mary's story »
Robin
Robin smoked for 43 years and was smoking 3 packs a day before she quit. She quit because she couldn’t breathe and wanted to...Read the rest of Robin's story »
Michael
Michael started smoking when he was 22. He tried to quit a few times, but now that he looks back on it, he admits that...Read the rest of Michael's story »
Hillary
Even though Hillary is only 28 years old, she had been smoking since she was 10. The years of smoking compromised her...Read the rest of Hillary's story »
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