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CH THE DIPTART:

23 February 2014

Are you ready to step up to the plate? On Sunday, February • Make a list of what’s most important to you, and look 23, join Quit Tobacco – Make Everyone Proud for the Great at it every day. Watching your daughter grow up, American Spit Out, and pitch the dip. reaching a tenth anniversary, smiling with a full set of

white teeth – all of these are being jeopardized by By participating in Operation Fresh Start: Pitch the Dip smokeless tobacco. you’re accepting the mission to become tobacco-free. It’s one of the toughest operations you can undertake, but the • Exercise is one of the best ways to keep a craving at reward for a successful mission is a better life. bay. Working out regularly will make you healthier

overall and help you beat your nicotine addiction.But what’s so bad about smokeless tobacco? Where there’s no smoke, there’s no fire, right? Wrong. Cancer of the • Find a support group and talk to someone about mouth, tongue, cheek, gum, throat, esophagus, stomach quitting. You’re twice as likely to be successful in your and pancreases are all cancers caused by smokeless mission if you get support. tobacco. Not to mention the havoc it wreaks on your mouth The rate of smokeless tobacco use in the military is at 12.8 – tooth loss, receding gums, stained teeth and bad breath. percent, that’s nearly 10 percent higher than the civilian You don’t always get three strikes when it comes to your population. Make it your mission to start fresh and health. become an example for those who look up to you.Tips on carrying out Operation Fresh Start during the Great Visit www.ucanquit2.org to learn more and knock your American Spit Out: quit attempt out of the park during the Great American

• Instead of using a nicotine patch, think about using Spit Out.nicotine gum or a nicotine lozenge. You’ll need something else to do with your mouth instead of putting in dip.

To access any of the campaign resources or order free materials, visit UCanQuit2.org.