Great American Smoke Out

Quit in time for the Great American Smoke Out

(ARA) Twenty-two million Americans smoke, and that's just women the good news is a majority of them want to quit. Crest Whitestrips and actress Amy Smart want to encourage Americans to quit smoking just in time for the Great American Smoke Out on Nov. 16 and help give people the added motivation they often need to take that first step to quit.

"It's so important to educate teens on the dangers of smoking. The Foundation for a Smokefree America gives them the knowledge to keep them from picking up a cigarette," says actress Amy Smart.

Patrick Reynolds, founder of the Foundation for a Smokefree America says, "When a smoker is thinking about quitting, it will increase their chances of success three-fold to have the best information available. That really will help them to stop successfully. I hope we set a record this year for the number of Americans who quit smoking for good."

If you have tried to quit smoking and failed before, take comfort in the fact that most smokers fail several times before quitting successfully. Your past failures are not a lesson that you are unable to quit. Instead, view them as part of the normal journey toward becoming a nonsmoker. Crest Whitestrips Premium and The Foundation for a Smokefree America have teamed up to bring you the following quit smoking tips. You can do it.

Start your new routine on a Monday when you have work and other weekly activities to distract you from smoking.

Keep busy. Go to a movie, exercise, take long walks or go bike riding. Staying busy will help keep your mind off smoking and on more important things.

Spend as much free time as you can where smoking isn't allowed. Some good places are malls, libraries, museums, theaters, department stores and places of worship.

After you quit, whiten your teeth with a tooth whitener like Crest Whitestrips Premium. Attaining the beautiful white smile you had before you started smoking can keep you motivated to stay on the right track.

For every box of Crest Whitestrips Premium purchased throughout the entire month of November, Crest Whitestrips will make a donation to a charity that is very dear to Amy, the Foundation for a Smokefree America, a non-profit charity dedicated to motivate youth to stay tobacco free, and to empower smokers to quit through school-based, educational, peer-teaching and physician-targeted programs.

Now is the time to not only improve your health and freshen your breath, but remove the stains years of smoking has caused and get your beautiful, white smile back. Quit smoking and get in on one of the best kept beauty secrets during the Great American Smoke Out with Crest Whitestrips Premium and quit smoking and whiten your teeth for a healthy, beautiful smile for life! The best part it's all for a good cause. For more information and tips to quit smoking, log onto www.whitestrips.com.