Trigger Tuesday Giveaway

The Facts:

• 43 Million Americans Smoke
• Seventy percent of smokers in America want to quit, but only about five percent of smokers are successful in quitting long-term. Most people just don’t know how to quit.

Surprised? I was. I know that smoking is addictive, but the fact that many people want to quit but can’t? I’m blown away.

There are many tools out there for smokers who are looking to quit now, medication, the patch, etc, but there is also now an online tool: BecomeAnEX.org.

BecomeAnEX.org is a free online “QUIT” plan. It is a community-based quit smoking program which provides evidence-based tools to help smokers quit. It provides a platform for smokers who want to quit to share their successes and challenges in the difficult quitting process. Become An Ex teaches smokers how to “re-learn” life without cigarettes. Developed in partnership with Mayo Clinic, as well as input from ex-smokers, EX is a new way to think about quitting that can help smokers become an EX for good. And the best part about EX…..IT’S FREE!

If you would like to quit smoking, consider joining BecomeAnEx where you will learn the truth vs. myths about nicotine, smoking and addiction, identify personal “smoking triggers”- habits that make you want to smoke, “practice” and deal with their ‘smoking triggers” without reaching for a light, and find online support groups and various communities that will serve as your own personal therapist, your quit buddy, and your friend.

I’m lucky enough that I’ve never become a smoker so I have never had to experience the difficulty of quitting.  My weakness? Cherry Coke.  Maybe not as harmful immediately, but in the long run, I know that it is adding on the pounds which can then lead to health problems. I keep thinking I’ll cut back or quit, and I’ll get down to one or two a day, and then bam! next thing I know, I’m drinking 4 or 5 a day again.

And now to the part you’ve been waiting on? What could I be giving away if the service is free?  Well BecomeAnEx has put together an awesome gift pack for TWO of my readers.  It is called the EX “Quit Pack” and includes a backpack, air freshener, trigger cards and stickers, a cup holder, a re-learn booklet and EX instructions. This would be a great gift for yourself or anyone else that you know that is wanting to make that all important move to quit smoking.

MANDATORY ENTRY

In a complete sentence (or sentences), tell me at least one bad habit you have and a little about your struggle to break it. (If you’ve never tried to quit, explain why you think it would be difficult.)

BONUS ENTRIES (if you complete any of these, you must leave a comment for each one)

• Subscribe to my email feed.  (Current subscribers you can gain an entry too!)
• Follow me on Networked Blogs.
• Place my button in your sidebar (2 entries/leave 2 comments).
• Blog about this contest linking to this post (5 entries/5 comments).
• Follow me on Twitter AND tweet this contest (can do once a day for duration of contest/come back and comment each day).
• Leave a relevant comment on any other non giveaway post (up to 4 comments). Leave a link to each post that you commented on in this post.
• Enter any other giveaway being hosted here. (5 entries/5 comments per giveaway).

Contest ends August 5 at 10 pm CST.  Winner will be selected using the And the Winner Is WordPress Plugin. Winner will be announced on August 6 and will have 48 hours to contact me with mailing address.  At the end of 48 hours, if no contact has been made a new winner will be selected.

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