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Smoking - Seniors
A healthy lifestyle not only includes eating right and staying active, but also making other healthy choices. Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death and diseases in our society. By quitting smoking, you can greatly reduce your chances of developing many chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke and cancer.

In 2002, the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey indicated that:

  • 11% of Arkansans age 65 and older still smoke.
    • 35% smoke more than a pack of cigarettes a day.
    • 62% smoke more than five cigarettes a day.

Leading causes of death in the aging population are:

  • Heart disease
  • Cancer
  • Stroke
  • Chronic lower respiratory diseases, and
  • Diabetes

By taking the initiative to quit smoking, you can reduce your risk of these diseases greatly. Quitting smoking it is the best thing thing you can do for your health.

It's never too late to quit. The following links provide additional information and support for quitting.

Links

Freedom From Smoking® Online - American Lung Association site quit smoking program information.

Cost of Smoking Calculator Find out how much you could be saving if you quit smoking.

Quitnet is an online support group for those who want to quit.