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Enjoy Smoke-Free Turkey While You Go Cold Turkey: Smoke-Free
Dining Guide Released
In recognition of Tobacco-Free Awareness Week, January 25–31, a newly released smoke-free
dining guide helps smokers go "cold turkey" and
offer nonsmokers a smoke free alternative to dining out. The guide features
100% smoke-free restaurants with (number of restaurants) listed.
"Many people only think about the effects of smoking on the individual smoking,
but all people near a smoker are affected too," said (name of spokesperson).
Secondhand smoke, which comes from the burning of a cigarette and exhalation
of a smoker, is classified as a Group A carcinogen that causes an estimated
2,100 lung cancer deaths and more than 29,000 heart disease deaths each year among nonsmokers in the United States.
"We want to encourage former smokers who kicked the habit in the New Year
to keep on going," said (name of spokesperson). (Name of organization) staff
and volunteers provide smoking-cessation and smoking-prevention activities for
people of all ages.
To receive your free copy, call (name of sponsoring organization) at (phone
number).
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