In honour of World No Tobacco Day, the Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit wants to help smokers kick the habit. 
Health Educator Jeff Moco says while preventing kids from lighting up in the first place would be best, the key is to provide as many tools as possible to help smokers quit.
“Most people want to quit and they can’t, that’s the problem,” Moco says. “For a person who works with young people it’s really easy to say “don’t start this thing because it’s going to be really hard to stop,” Sometimes that’s really effective and sometimes it’s not. For people who are already addicted, it’s one of the most addicting things in the world unfortunately.
Those looking to butt out can find more information on the Public Health Unit’s website on which local doctors provide free patches and gum, as well as quit classes and other supports.
