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New CDC Former Smoker's TIPS campaign

  

Smokers are more likely to get lung cancer today than 50 years ago, even though they don't smoke as many cigarettes.

The 32nd Surgeon General’s report finds that cigarettes are engineered to be more addictive and deadly than ever before. Direct medical costs from smoking amount to more than $130 billion per year.

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Learn from former smokers why they made the decision to quit and how they managed to quit for good: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/resources/videos/

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