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Fact for Life #155

5/30/2008: More than 100 of the nearly 600 documented cigarette additives have pharmacological effects that camouflage the odor of tobacco smoke, enhance or maintain nicotine delivery, increase the addictiveness of cigarettes, and mask symptoms associated with smoking.

SOURCE: Rabinoff M., Caskey N, Rissling A, Park C., “Pharmacological and chemical effects of cigarette additives” American Journal of Public Health, 2007 Nov; 97(11):1981-91.

Stop smoking today

Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation (ITPC) is pleased to announce a new collaboration between ITPC and the State Personnel Department (SPD) to promote the smoking cessation benefit which currently exists as a part of the state employee health benefits package.

ITPC's goal is to work with SPD, all state agencies, and state employees to promote quitting smoking as a cost and health benefit to Indiana. We all win by employees making use of this benefit.

For more information on ITPC visit our three websites:

www.in.gov/itpc/  - information on the agency and resources in your community.

www.whitelies.tv/quit.asp   - information on the impact of smoking and tobacco in Indiana and find out how to quit.

www.voice.tv/  - information on how youth can get involved in the fight against tobacco in Indiana.

Smoking Cessation Program

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