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Betty "Cigarettes aren’t controlling me anymore."
Katrina "With the patch, I didn’t have to quit smoking alone."
Debby "The patch worked for me."
Robin "I couldn’t walk 2 feet without being out of breath."
Robert "I started using the gum. That worked for me."
Mary "The cigarettes aren’t controlling me anymore. "
Corinne "Ask others how they quit and learn from their experience."
Hillary "Quitting smoking is the best thing I did for myself."
Ronaldo "Don’t wait until it’s too late to quit."

Robin

Robin's story
"I couldn’t walk 2 feet without being out of breath."
Hometown: Fall River
Year quit: 2009
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 be healthier for her granddaughter. Her doctor prescribed a quit-smoking medicine to help. She says every little bit helps and positive support makes all the difference. Robin shared her story about why she quit to help motivate others to try to stop and to Make Smoking History.
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