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Great American Smokeout encourages smokers to quit

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - It’s the Great American Smokeout when smokers are encouraged to make a plan to quit or quit for a day.

Doctor Preston Renshaw with Avera Health says quitting is an important step to a healthier life.

South Dakota’s adult smoking rate has declined significantly over the past twenty years.  But Dr. Renshaw says about 20 percent of South Dakotans still smoke.

Renshaw says smoking is responsible for one in five deaths from all causes.

There are over 42 million cigarette smokers in the U-S.


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