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Be Smoke Free

Free Money

Give up smoking and you may feel like you've won the lottery…

Look how much money you could save.


If you smoke a pack a day, you could save…

$17.50 per week =Movie night
$75.00 per month =Family trip to the zoo
$912.50 per year =Romantic weekend getaway for two
Almost $10,000 in ten years =Down payment for a new home

If you smoke ˝ pack a day, you could save…

$8.75 per week =Gas or transportation passes
$37.50 per month =New shoes
$456.25 per year =Luxurious day at the spa
Almost $$5,000 in ten years =Host an extravagant family reunion

What would you do with 'free' money?


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Take 5

Instead of smoking, try these 5 tips when the urge to smoke hits

  1. Find a quiet place and scream
  2. Go for a brisk walk
  3. Do 10 jumping jacks
  4. Take several deep breaths
  5. Call a friend

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Did You Know?

Cigarettes kill more Georgians than...

alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide and illegal drugs combined - that's about 11,000 Georgians each year.

Source: Georgia Department of Public Health. What You Need to Know About Smoking: Great American Smokeout® Fact Sheet #1

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Need Help Quitting?
  • Tell everyone that you are quitting and ask for support.
  • Ask a friend or loved one to quit with you.
  • Find a smoking cessation program and make new smoke-free friends
  • Call the Georgia Tobacco Quit Line …it's free and available 24 hours a day.
    1-877-270-STOP

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