Each year thousands of people vow to quit smoking for New Year's and each year many people do quit. In fact, New Year's is the second biggest day of the year that people quit smoking.

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New Year's resolutions are all about change for a "new and healthy approach toward the incoming year. The word "change", according to the dictionary, is the process or result of making or becoming different." While many people find change to be difficult, it should be noted that to change is not impossible and the end result is well worth the effort. Actual fear of not being able to quit makes it hard for many smokers to attempt "change".

Perhaps you are on the fence about your smoking and need just one more reason to quit. Pueblo City-County Health Department's Tobacco Education and Prevention Program staff wants to help citizens make the decision to quit. They are offering free New Year's quit smoking kits.

Contents of the kits include information on the Colorado Quitline (800) 639-7848, the Colorado Quitnet Web site (www.quitnet.net), local quit smoking classes and self help information for those who want to quit smoking on their own.

Kits will be available beginning December 30th at Grocery Warehouse, Blende Drug, Albertson's, Pueblo West Library Branch, and White Lamb Library Branch. Kits may also be picked up in the lobby of the Pueblo City-County Health Department located at 151 Central Main St.