WOW Tip of the Week – Tobacco

cigarettes in lungs

Did You Know…

  • tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable illness and death in the United States? (Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
  • tobacco kills 480,000+ Americans each year, equivalent to 1,300+ people each day? (Source: American Lung Association)
  • there are thousands of deadly chemicals in cigarettes-including cancer-causing chemicals, toxic metals and poisonous gases?
  • Minnesota spends $2.06 billion annually in healthcare costs? (Source: American Lung Association)
  • you can reverse many of the negative health effects of tobacco if you quit?

FirstLight has a tobacco cessation program in place to help our community quit tobacco-for good! Call 320-225-3356 if you are interested in learning more.