Great American Smokeout

The American Cancer Society is planning for the 37th Great American Smokeout, to be observed on 15 November, by encouraging smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day.

The American Cancer Society advises that tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the US, yet more than 45 million Americans still smoke cigarettes. However, more than half of these smokers have attempted to quit for at least one day in the past year. As of 2010, there were also 13.2 million cigar smokers in the US, and 2.2 million who smoke tobacco in pipes.

Background information:

American Cancer Society: The Great American Smokeout

American Cancer Society: History of the Great American Smokeout