Smokers: Be a Quitter in Five Days

ByABC News via logo
July 26, 2005, 3:09 PM

July 27, 2005 — -- National Quit Smoking Day is just a week away. So to inspire you to become a quitter, "Good Morning America" and the American Legacy Foundation will be bringing you daily practical tips, and the latest alternative techniques and strategies to cope with the emotional side of quitting smoking.

On Tuesday, Aug. 2, stop by the designated dropoff in New York, Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Miami and Houston, and trade in your cigarettes for a bag of goodies including a Bally's 30-day gym membership coupon, a stress ball and "GMA" Stop Smoking Challenge Backpack.

Today, we bring you Surgeon General Richard Carmona's five-day plan to quit smoking. For more information on tobacco from the Department of Heath and Human Services, Click Here.