Help for smokers in the new year
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - If one of your New Years' resolutions is to quit smoking, the state wants to help.
Starting yesterday, people who call the state's Tobacco Quit Line can get a free two-week starter kick of nicotine medicines.
The cost is being covered by the additional one-dollar-per-pack tax that went into effect yesterday.
Dr. Michael Fiore is the Director of the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention in Madison. He says the best way to quit is to plan for it, follow the prescribed steps and use the free treatment.
The phone number is 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
Smoking-cessation experts say smokers looking to quit are rarely successful on their first attempt. Experts say it usually takes four to six attempts to quit for good.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

Jan 2, 2008 at 1:55 p.m.
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Seems stupid to offer something to replace and addiction .. Just stop cold turkey and be done with it .
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