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May 1st I Quit (Smoking)

The smoking cessation challenge will be back for a second year with a new date of May 1. Details will be available starting in March on the CFPSA web site, at your Health Promotion office, and in a number of CF publications.

Of all the people who participated in last year's challenge:

  1. 9 % were first-time quitters

  2. 34 % had smoked 12-20 years

  3. 44 % had smoked between 19-25 cigarettes per day

  4. 47 % were still smoke-free after 6 months

  5. 71 % had made an attempt to quit during the year before the challenge