CDC campaign adds texting service to help smokers quit
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today launched new ads encouraging smokers to quit. Part of CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers campaign, featuring real people experiencing smoking-related diseases and disabilities, the ads promote the telephone counseling service 1-800-QUIT-NOW and a new servic that connects U.S. adults with text-messaging support in English and Spanish to quit smoking.
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