In 1971, Arthur P. Mullaney created an event in Randolph, Mass., which asked people to give up cigarettes for a day and donate the money that they would have spent on cigarettes to a high school scholarship fund. The program has proven to be successful. More people quit on this day. Smoking is attributed to over 90 percent of all lung cancer causes, tobacco use.
Smokeless tobacco is linked to oral cancer.
Secondhand smoke causes respiratory problems in nonsmokers, such as coughing, phlegm, chest discomfort and reduced lung function. However, cigarette smoke is not the only cause of deadly health conditions. Survival kits for the Great American Smokeout can be picked up at Walgreen's, Osco Drug pharmacies or from a wellness instructor on campus. One to nine months after quitting, coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease. Ten years after quitting, lung cancer death rate about half that of a continuing smoker's.