Great American Smokeout Day is an event which is held every year under the banner of the American Cancer Society. The third Thursday of November is reserved for holding the event. The purpose of the event is to develop awareness among the smokers and tobacco users regarding the lethal consequences of smoking and other nicotine-related products.
More and more people are encouraged to quit smoking at least for one day with a hope that this will not only train the tobacco users how to self-regulate themselves as well as sensitize them about the potential dangers they may inflict upon themselves due to this menace. There is a multitude of techniques to quit smoking.
Research has revealed that the successful quitting of smoking requires moral support, the substitutes of nicotine products, counseling, appropriate medication when quitting haunts, and other motivating written material. The background of the Great American Smokeout Day is that the day was proposed by Arthur Mullaney, who was the resident of Massachusetts, motivated smokers to quit smoking for at least one day and give the saved money to a school.
Lynn Smith, who was the editor of a popular newspaper, furthered the campaign and proposed “D-Day” (don’t smoke day). The concept received popularity as American Cancer Society motivated at least one million tobacco users to quit smoking for single day on 18th of November. Highly positive response by the smokers led the Californian campaign to spread in others states as well making it a nation wide movement. Prevention Partners can help those smokers who have a will to quit smoking.
Great American Smokeout
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