Great American Smokeout will be Thursday
Published 9:48 am Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Many Americans struggle with the choice to quit smoking, but there is one day that helps many decide to quit for good. The Great American Smokeout will take place on Nov. 20 this year.
The Great American Smokeout is held every year on the third Thursday of November to help people quit their tobacco use for at least one day, in hopes they will quit forever. More people quit smoking and chewing on this day than any other day of the year, according to a press release.
The Great American Smokeout isn’t right for everyone, and the Tobacco Cessation Programs at Mayo Clinic Health System – Albert Lea and Austin can help. In recognition of the event, Austin’s Tobacco Cessation Program will be holding an open house from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 20, in the Patient Education and Resource Center, located inside the front entrance to the left on the first floor of the medical center, 1000 First Drive NW The open house will include free carbon monoxide screening and information about how to quit.
More than 10 million Americans take the Great American Smokeout challenge during the one day event and quit smoking and chewing for the day, and many of those people go a step further and quit for good.