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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello, below and attached is a message available for you to share with family and forward widely to your organizational partners.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h3 align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Help is Available to Quit Tobacco this New Year<o:p></o:p></span></b></h3>
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<h3 style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Quitting tobacco and E-cigarettes is the single most important step you can take to improve the length and quality of your life. <span style="color:black">Quitting
can be hard, so a good plan can help you get past symptoms of withdrawal. Five steps that can help:<o:p></o:p></span></span></h3>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:black">Set a quit date.</span></b><span style="color:black"> New Years is a great time to quit. Many people around the country quit at New Years, so you are in good company. Or, choose another quit day within
the next two weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:black">Get Support</span></b><span style="color:black">.
</span><span style="color:black">Share your quit date with the important people in your life and seek support.
</span>The Oregon Tobacco Quit Line offers free, effective, and confidential coaching for Oregon residents age 13 years and older, and offers free patches or gum to eligible participants. Tobacco users can contact the Quit Line to enroll in services:<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">English: 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669),
</span><a href="https://www.quitnow.net/oregon/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">www.quitnow.net/oregon/</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Español: 1-855-DÉJELO-YA (1-855-335-35692),
</span><a href="https://www.quitnow.net/oregonsp/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">www.quitnow.net/oregonsp/</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">TTY: 1-877-777-6534</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:black">Anticipate and plan for challenges</span></b><span style="color:black">.</span><span style="color:black"> The urge to use tobacco is short, usually lasting only three to five minutes. Before your quit
day, write down healthy ways to cope with cravings. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:black">Remove temptation</span></b><span style="color:black">. Discard cigarettes, other tobacco, and e-cigarettes from your home, car, and workplace.</span><span style="color:black"> Get rid of lighters
and matches too. Old cigarette and tobacco odors can cause cravings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:black">Consider medications</span></b><span style="color:black">. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about
</span><span style="color:black">Nicotine patches, gum, or other medicines that may help with cravings. The Quit Line is also a resource. Uninsured Quit Line callers are eligible to receive BOTH patches and gum!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Share Quit Line resources with a friend or family member as a gift of support for a New Years resolution.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thousands of Oregonians have quit using tobacco with help from the Oregon Tobacco Quit Line. Visit <a href="https://www.quitnow.net/oregon/"><span style="color:windowtext">www.quitnow.net/oregon/</span></a> or <a href="http://www.smokingstopshere.com/hp-calls/" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">Call
1-800-784-8669</span></a> or <u>1-855-DEJELO-YA</u> to talk to a live Quit Coach 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Counseling is provided in English, Spanish, and other languages.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Make 2014 the year you quit for good. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Beth Sanders, MPH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Cessation Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Center for Prevention and Health Promotion | Oregon Public Health Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">800 NE Oregon St., Suite 730 | Portland, Oregon 97232 | (971) 673-0563<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt">elizabeth.c.sanders@state.or.us<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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