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January - March 2022
ARMC Tobacco Cessation Department
April 2023 Issue
Currently, the Tobacco Cessation Department at Anaheim Regional Medical Center (ARMC) serves over 3,700 people who want to quit smoking each year. On average, this means the department helps 10 people quit smoking every single day. With a staff of 11 and services offered in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, and Farsi, the Tobacco Cessation Department has come a long way since 2003, when it was first established at ARMC.
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.”
In September - November, we helped 494 people quit smoking!
NEW-LUNG has helped people who want to quit smoking and vaping. Below is the number of people who have received NEW-LUNG services this quarter.
January
Patients 35
Adults 86
Youth 58
February
Patients 47
Adults 76
Youth 38
February
Patients 43
Adults 42
Youth 69
TOTAL 494
If you know anyone who is ready to quit smoking, call 1-866-639-5864. Free services in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, and Farsi.
SEE WHAT’S INSIDE
03 EASTER QUIT SMOKING BINGO
05 EGGCELLENT TIPS IN A BASKET
06 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATORS MOVE TO BAN TOBACCO PRODUCTS FOR GEN-Z
07 SPRING CLEANING LIST
08 SIX WAYS TOBACCO AFFECTS THE ENVIRONMENT
EASTER QUIT SMOKING BINGO
During your quit process, play this game of bingo as a way to distract from the urge to smoke and motivate you to stay quit.
Each accomplishment you make, cross out the box. Reward yourself with a gift with each row of bingo. Celebrate the small wins throughout the quit process. You got this!
EGGCELLENT Tips in a Basket
California Proposes Law To Eventually Ban All Tobacco Sales
LA TIMES - 2023
Many California lawmakers have introduced proposals to make it illegal to sell cigarettes and other products to anybody born after January 1, 2007, in an attempt to eventually ban all tobacco sales in the country's most populous state. If passed into law, by 2073, everyone wanting to buy cigarettes will have to present identification proving they are 67 years of age or older. This law is modeled after a similar law in New Zealand, which has shown success.Those who use or own tobacco products would not receive punishment under the law. Instead, it would issue penalties on businesses who sold to them. According to the state, anybody who is worried about the public health of our state and the wellbeing of our children should prioritize preventing the future generation of Californians from forming a smoking habit.
Full article link: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-28/california-bill-would-eventually-ban-all-tobacco-sales
Spring Cleaning Bucket List
Six Ways Tobacco Affects The Environment
Growing tobacco damages soil, endangers wildlife, and exposes farm workers to dangerous chemicals through the use of pesticides and fertilizers.
Global deforestation for agricultural land and wood burning are effects of tobacco curing.
Tobacco production causes a variety of environmental problems, such as energy and water usage, toxic waste, and greenhouse gas emissions.
Global tobacco leaf and product transportation causes a large amount of air pollution.
Through poisonous emissions and greenhouse gases, tobacco smoke has an impact on persons who smoke, those nearby, and the environment.
Tobacco and cigarette dumping produce a large quantity of trash and release harmful chemicals to the environment.
Full article link: https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/infographics/tobacco/tobacco-lifecycle.html#:~:text=Phase%20Five%20TOBACCO%20SMOKE%20has,toxins%2C%20and%20greenhouse%20gases%20globally.
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CALL 1-866-NEW LUNG (639-5864)
Free quit vaping classes are available.
*Must attend ALL CLASSES of 5 session class series.
Participants receive a FREE SUPPLY OF NICOTINE PATCHES.
Funded by the Orange County Health Care Agency/Tobacco Use Prevention Program.