Tobacco Cessation

More than 16 million Americans live with a disease caused by smoking.

Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of disease, death, and disability in the United States.

Cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke exposure cause more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States. This is nearly one in five deaths.

Cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ of the body.

Cigarette smoking causes many diseases and reduces the health of people who smoke. Smoking also increases health care utilization, health care costs, and absenteeism from work.

Cigarette smoking causes:

Cancer
Heart disease and stroke
Lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Type 2 Diabetes
Harmful reproductive health effects
Other diseases, including certain eye diseases and problems of the immune system, including rheumatoid arthritis.
Cigarette smoking can cause cancer almost anywhere in the body.

Secondhand smoke is harmful.

Secondhand smoke exposure contributes to over 40,000 deaths among nonsmoking adults and 400 deaths in infants each year. In adults, secondhand
smoke can cause coronary heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer.
Children exposed to secondhand smoke are at increased risk for
respiratory infections, ear infections, asthma attacks, and sudden
infant death syndrome.

Quitting smoking is one of the most important actions
people can take to improve their health.

Quitting smoking improves health and reduces the risk of premature
death. Quitting also reduces the risk for smoking-related diseases,
including heart disease, cancer, and COPD. Treatments—including
counseling and medication—can help people quit smoking. Free
resources are available to help people quit.

Beat the habit with Rocks and Roses.

Tobacco Free Florida provides free classes and 24/7 coaching as well
as nicotine replacement to help you on your journey.
Prescriptions like Chantix or Zyban included in our 12-week program and costs as little as $345.