Projecting these national estimates to the Michigan population, as many as 1,900 Michigan deaths occur each year among nonsmokers exposed to tobacco smoke. Michigan's rate is the highest in the nation, tied with Kentucky. Minorities and persons with low education levels and low incomes have the highest smoking rates. Women are also of concern because smoking among women has declined at a slower rate than smoking among men. Tobacco use is an addiction.
Smokers often try to quit more than once before they succeed.
Distributes a self-help kit and other materials to assist those interested in quitting smoking. Smoking prevention and cessation posters available in limited quantities. W. Ten Mile Rd. Cancer Information Service 110 East Warren Ave. Your physician may choose to prescribe a nicotine patch or gum to aid in smoking cessation.