Smoking is a very serious health risk

Smoking is one of the worst habits you can have. Smoking is a major contributor to the leading causes of death, including stroke, heart disease, and cancer. Smoking has been proven to cause serious damage to:

• brain
• lungs
• blood
• arteries
• joints
• pancreas
• liver
• kidneys
• teeth and gums
• immune system
• cellular DNA

Lung cancer

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, among both men and women. People who smoke have the greatest risk of lung cancer, and your risk of lung cancer increases with the length of time and number of cigarettes you've smoked. If you quit smoking, even after smoking for many years, you can significantly reduce your chances of developing lung cancer.

The deadly facts about smoking

• In Michigan alone, 14,500 people die every year from smoking
• 1600 die every year from secondhand smoke in Michigan
• 65,000 kids in Michigan will try cigarettes this year
• 298,000 of these will eventually die from smoking if today’s trends continue
• Light cigarettes put smokers at the same risk for smoking-related health problems as regular cigarettes. 

If you smoke and would like to stop, we can help

It may take more than one try, but you can stop smoking. The good news about quitting smoking is that the instant you stop, your body begins to repair itself. Decide to quit smoking. Set a stop date. And let us help you. 

For the general public:

• Freedom From Smoking Community Cessation Program - call (810) 262-7184

For Hurley Medical Center employees:

• HMC Employee Telephonic Quitline - call toll free (888) 642-5566 
• Health First Employee Wellness Department - call (810) 262-7184 

For smoking cessation information, services and programs, click on the links below:

Telephone Helplines 

American Cancer Society Hotline
800-227-2345

800-Quit-Now (800-084-8669)
National program sponsored by Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, an office of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

800-480-Quit (800-480-7848)
Sponsored by State of Michigan and available FREE to all Michigan residents

Michigan Tobacco Quit Line
888-762-8675

Stop Smoking Support Group - Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
800-66-START (800-667-8278)

Great Start/Quit line for expectant mothers
1-800-358-9295

Online Information and Programs

American Cancer Society Stop Smoking (Freshstart)

American Heart Association

American Lung Association

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HealthQuest Tobacco Cessation Program
Available to HealthPlus of Michigan subscribers

National Cancer Institute

National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids

Quit the Nic
Available to Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan subscribers at www.bcbsm.com

State of Michigan Tobacco Quit Line

Tobacco Control Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute

Tobacco Free Nurses
Sponsored by Tobacco Free Nurses Initiative/University of California School of Nursing

U.S. Public Health Services

Hypnosis

Tomlinson Hypnotherapy, LLC
John Tomlinson, BAS, MA, CHT
810-742-0932