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No Judgements. Just Help. Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line 1-800-QUIT-NOW
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Ways to Stay Heart Healthy in February (and Beyond)
By Matt Martinez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]
No Judgements. Just Help. Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line 1-800-QUIT-NOW
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No Menthol Sunday: Shyquetta McElroy Talks Smoking, Quitting and Poetry
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The first time Shyquetta McElroy puffed on a cigarette, she was 12 and had just lit it for her mom. She did not like it, but nearly a decade later, she tried again. For 11 … [Read more...]
Encouraging Ads to Stop Smoking
By Nyesha Stone How many smokers do you know? And how many of those smokers have told you they’ve wanted to or have tried to quit smoking? The number is quite high, isn’t it? Well, there’s a reason … [Read more...]
One Way to Lower the Smoking Rate in the African American Community; Stop Youth From Smoking Now
By Karen Stokes Tobacco products are destroying the health of the African American community. Tobacco use is related to cancer, heart disease and stroke, which are the three leading causes of … [Read more...]
The Simple Facts and Hard Truths About COPD
By Dr. Dorian James, RCP, AE-C We’ve heard the term COPD but what does that mean? The acronym stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and is primarily comprised of two … [Read more...]
Sometimes, It’s Good to Be a Quitter
By Ariele Vaccaro Though it’s been half a century since the Surgeon General first released reports on the dangers of smoking cigarettes, the threat of tobacco-related illnesses hasn’t … [Read more...]
Centers for Disease Control: ‘More Wisconsinites than Ever are Quitting’
By Tiffany Crouse 33,390 people have died from smoking between 2008 and 2012, according to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Urban Initiatives and Research. May is smoking … [Read more...]