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May 28, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2013
LANSING - As part of a new initiative with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is encouraging smokers to talk with their doctors about quitting smoking. The "Talk With Your Doctor" initiative is part of CDC's national tobacco education campaign, Tips From Former Smokers, which not only tells the story of how real people's lives were changed forever due to their smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke but also motivates people to quit.
"Michigan continues to struggle with chronic diseases, many of which stem from tobacco use," said James K. Haveman, Director of the MDCH. "We are committed to helping individuals make the right choices, but that also means helping physicians have the right conversations. This new initiative is a great step forward in making sure that communication is occurring between the patient and their doctor to ultimately help them change their behaviors and protect their health."
Nationally, about one in five U.S. adults (43.8 million) are current cigarette smokers. The good news is that more than 70 percent of smokers want to quit, and about 50 percent try to quit each year. To help extend the impact of the "Talk With Your Doctor" initiative, MDCH is encouraging physicians across Michigan them to talk with their patients about tobacco use, as well as encouraging residents to talk with their physicians.
Physicians play an important role in helping motivate patients to quit. Advice from a physician more than doubles the chances that a patient will quit successfully. Physicians should routinely ask patients whether they use tobacco and encourage those who do to quit, and patients should feel empowered to talk with their doctor for help.
The Tips From Former Smokers campaign features real people who are living with serious diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cancer, heart disease, asthma, and diabetes, that were caused by smoking or secondhand smoke exposure. The most recent round of campaign ads feature Bill, a Michigan resident, who started smoking when he was 15, but now wishes he could take it back after a history of health complications. The compelling stories send a powerful message: Quit smoking now-or better yet, don't start. Studies show that the sooner you quit, the better.
In addition to talking with their doctors, smokers who want help quitting can call the toll-free Michigan Tobacco Quitline, 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) or visit www.cdc.gov/tips for help quitting. For more information about tobacco use in Michigan campaign, including more information about the Michigan resident featured in the CDC Tips campaign, visit www.michigan.gov/tobacco.
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