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World No Tobacco Day: Does it help people quit smoking?
The dangers of tobacco and cigarettes are very well known, but people all over the world continue to smoke. Will World No Tobacco Day make a difference?
Photo of a cigarette (Image by Flickr user SuperFantastic)
The World Health Organization has dubbed May 31 World No Tobacco Day in an effort to encourage people to quit smoking. Michael Siegel of Boston University says the old ways of trying to get people to quit aren’t working, and its time to consider new options. One option is the e-cigarette, which delivers a safer form of nicotine.
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