Josh Berkof Staff Writer Somebody had better tell Chicken Little the sky didn't fall. That means you have to hold true to those New Year's resolutions after all. This may be especially bad news to those smokers who vowed they would quit upon the first of the year. True, most smokers would rather see the whole world go down in flames than go just one day without smoking. Most every smoker knows that tobacco's effects can be lethal.
Many smokers can barely afford their habit with the recent skyrocket of tobacco prices.
Seemingly, a revolutionary product to help smokers quit comes out every year, spewing promises that your life will change forever if you use it. According to a report compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the percentage of smokers between the ages of 18 and 24 has been rising since 1990. The percentage of smokers in most other age groups has declined, but only by a few percentage points. According to the American Cancer Society, two-thirds of smokers who quit smoking cold turkey will relapse. Despite the grim predictions these statistics offer, it is possible to quit smoking.