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Eletta Hansen

Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist, Medicorp Health System

540-741-2150

Why should people quit smoking?

Tobacco Treatment Specialist Eletta Hansen discusses why people should quit smoking.

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Host: Why should people quit smoking?

Eletta Hansen: Smoking causes serious health concerns, smokers are at much higher risk for cancer, stroke, lung disease, blood clots, infertility, impotence, rheumatoid arthritis and digestive disorders, along with many other complicating factors, one of every three smokers die of a smoking related illness. Smoking causes approximately 95% of all lung cancer and emphysema, those are serious concerns and why people should quit.

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Quit Smoking

How many people quit smoking each year?

How many people quit smoking each year?

Why is it so hard to quit smoking?

Why is it so hard to quit smoking?

How do you quit smoking?

How do you quit smoking?

How much money will I save if I quit smoking?

How much money will I save if I quit smoking?

Does your body get healthier after you quit smoking?

Does your body get healthier after you quit smoking?

What are the medications that help you quit smoking?

What are the medications that help you quit smoking?

What are the costs of these medications to quit smoking?

What are the costs of these medications to quit smoking?

Why do so many people relapse even with medication to quit smoking?

Why do so many people relapse even with medication to quit smoking?

Can pregnant women take anti-smoking medication?

Can pregnant women take anti-smoking medication?