As I sit here at my makeshift desk, I'm watching my neighbour puff away on a cigarette, with the smell of smoke wafting into my open window. Over the years, a few people close to me -- my mom, my aunt, my boyfriend -- have quit smoking and kept away from cigarettes, but a few people in my life still smoke and show no signs of slowing down anytime soon, despite my nagging. Yeah, I know, they'll only quit when they're good and ready, but it's a bit depressing--what will it take for people to stop ruining their health? A cancer diagnosis? So many non-smokers die of cancer ... how does that bode for smokers?Anyway, here's some good news -- a while back, it was reported that calls flooded in to ABC after a special on Peter Jennings' death aired, called Quit to Live. Now it's evident that calls to 1-800-QUIT-NOW have not only doubled but tripled as a result of the special. So there are people out there resolving to quit and putting their health before the hassle of breaking an addiction. That's at least a bit promising, don't you think?
