Smoke Free Living
Tips for a healthier lifestyle from the TTUHSC Garrison Institute on Aging
Tobacco Cessation
Quick Health Tips
Shop for Low Sodium
Compare sodium content for similar foods and you can save hundreds of milligrams of sodium. For example, the sodium content for frozen pizzas ranges from 450 mg to more than 1,200 mg. The range among salad dressings is 110 to 505. Salsas: 120 to 240.
To get more information on the damaging effects of Tobacco and how you can quit, please visit the websites below
(click on organization name to link to website) or call the numbers listed.
- American Cancer Society
- Yes Quit Program: YesQuit.org or 1-877-YES- QUIT or 1-866-228-4327 (Hearing Impaired)
- http://www.smokefree.gov
- American Heart Association
- CDC: 1-800-QUIT-NOW or http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking
- Become an EX: www.becomeanex.org
- American Cancer Society: 1-877-937-7848
- American Lung Association: http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/ or 1-800-LUNGUSA
- Texas Department of State and Health
- Employee Retirement System of Texas
- Voices of the South Plains Community Coalitio:
806-780-8300 monthly meetings 1st Tuesday of the month - Nicotine Anonymous
- http://tobacco-cessation.org/whatworkstoquit/
Pregnant Women
- American Legacy Foundation
www.americanlegacy.org
1-866-667-8278 - http://www.marchofdimes.com/pregnancy/alcohol_smoking.html
Teens
- http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/
- http://www.ducktexas.com
- http://www.thetruth.com/facts/
- http://teen.smokefree.gov/
Quick Facts
- Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in US
- 1 in 5 deaths are due to tobacco use
- In Texas, smoking costs $1800 per smoker per year in lost productivity
- Employees who use tobacco are absent from work 7-10 more days per year than nonsmokers
- Smoke breaks are disruptive, take time away from work, and may be viewed as unfair by fellow workers. One survey found that employees who take four 10 minute breaks a day to smoke actually work one month less per year than workers who don’t take smoke breaks.