Quit Smoking Podcasts

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Just Hold On

RICK STODDARD: I'm Rick Stoddard. My wife, Marie, died from smoking cigarettes. The worse day that Marie and I had was probably the day that she had six seizures in one day. The seizures were very scary. Uh…just out of nowhere, you never knew when or where they were gonna come from, there would be small sign that it was going to happen soon within, you know, minutes or seconds and then it would happen. It would take Marie to a place that you couldn't go, you couldn't bring her back from. You would talk to her, just hold her. Talk to her. Ask her to come back. "Just hold on. Come back." And just hold her.

WOMAN ANNOUNCER: For more information on how you can quit smoking visit www.smokefree.gov. That's smokefree.gov. A public service message brought to you by this station and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Experience

RICK STODDARD: I'm Rick Stoddard. And who am I to ask you to quit smoking? Well, for one thing I quit; so I know it can be done. For another thing my wife, Marie, never quit and I know what happened there too. She got lung cancer. She got brain tumors. She lost the use of her arm. Then her legs. Then her hair fell out in such tangled clumps that I had to cut it all off leaving her bald. Then Marie died at the ripe old age of forty-six. Forty-six. So who am I to ask you to quit smoking? I'm the voice of experience. That's who I am.

WOMAN ANNOUNCER: For more information on how you can quit smoking visit www.smokefree.gov. That's smokefree.gov. A public service message brought to you by this station and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Quit for Your Family's Sake

This podcast is presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC—safer, healthier people.

Approximately one in five people in the US still smoke despite its well known and highly publicized negative health effects, including cancer and heart disease. It harms nearly every organ of the body. Each year, almost half a million Americans die from this addiction. Quitting smoking has immediate and long term benefits for you and your loved ones.

There are many effective strategies out there to help someone quit smoking, but most smokers don't use them. Proven interventions, such as assistance from a health care provider, medications, and counseling, can increase a smoker's chance for success. Quitting smoking is not easy, but it is worth the effort.

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For the most accurate health information, visit www.cdc.gov, or call 1-800 CDC-INFO, 24/7.

Snuff Out Smoking

This podcast is presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC—safer, healthier people.

Many people in the United States smoke without ever lighting up. Smoke is dangerous whether you inhale it from a cigarette or breathe it from the air where others around you are smoking.

Secondhand smoke contains more than 50 chemicals that can cause cancer and heart disease among non-smoking adults. In children, it worsens asthma and causes ear infections. It can even cause sudden infant death syndrome.

Many states have outlawed smoking in public places, such as worksites, restaurants, and bars. However, several states still have no restrictions on smoking.

Only completely smoke free environments can fully protect your health. Protect yourself and your family by avoiding secondhand smoke exposure whenever possible.

Thank you for joining us on a Minute of Health, with CDC.

For the most accurate health information, visit www.cdc.gov, or call 1-800 CDC-INFO, 24/7.