Great American Smokeout

The Great American Smokeout is the day to spotlight the dangers of smoking and encourage people to stop using tobacco.

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The idea for the Great American Smokeout grew out of a 1971 event, when Massachusetts resident Arthur P. Mullaney asked people to give up smoking for a day and donate the money they would have spent on cigarettes to a local high school. Then, in 1974, Lynn R. Smith, editor of the Monticello Times in Minnesota, spearheaded the state's first D-Day, or Don't Smoke Day. The idea caught on, and on November 18, 1976, the California Division of the American Cancer Society successfully prompted nearly one million smokers to quit for the day. That California event marked the first Smokeout, and the society took it nationwide in 1977.

Today, an estimated 47 million US adults smoke. The American Cancer Society is expecting 10 million Americans to participate in this year's Smokeout. Click here for tips on preparing to quit.

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Great American Smokeout

The Great American Smokeout is the day to spotlight the dangers of smoking and encourage people to stop using tobacco.

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