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...Unlike the stereotypical stage parents who push their children into performance, Castelli says, her mother and father "always left it up to me. If I wanted to quit the next day, I could, which I think is why I got as far as I did. Because if I had been pushed, I would have resisted...
...today is also the 23rd Great American Smokeout. Today, all across the nation, the American Cancer Society (ACS) is sponsoring events to encourage smokers to stop smoking, at least for 24 hours, and see how it makes them feel. "Prove to yourself if you can quit for one day, you can quit for a lifetime," say the advertisements. Through a variety of programs, from nicotine patches to counseling, the ACS and its partner within the federal government, a branch of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), are working to make today the first day of a better...
...cigarettes kill. "Probably the group with the least amount of people wanting to stop smoking are the teenage and young adult smokers, and that is disturbing for all of us," says Jim R. Giebfried, director of cessation programs in Massachusetts for the American Cancer Society and the Smoker's Quit Line (1-800-TRY-TO-STOP). "Very often college students are in a location where they may be affected by other smokers, like at parties," said Giebfried, a graduate of the Harvard School of Public Health. He said that young adults are the age group least likely to quit...
Svicarovich agreed. "The friends I've made and the stuff I've learned, I'll never forget that. There are times when you just want to quit, when you're not playing. It says a lot about guys who stuck...
...country was born out of a healthy skepticism of government, but when that turns into cynicism, the whole political process is corroded," Lungren said. "We need to pay attention to issues and quit demonizing people in politics...