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Stomping out a smoking habit is a New Year’s resolution many people make, however it can be the hardest to quit.

"It is very hard, the average time is seven times. They try quitting before they're successful, so it is very hard," said Alison Harrington, CHI St. Alexius Health. Many organizations, such as ND Quits, see sign up spikes in the first month of the year.

"We do see a lot of enrollments in January, because we understand a lot of people make new year’s resolutions to want to quit tobacco and we're here to help," said Krista Fremming, North Dakota Department of Health. Speaking to someone about your addiction in a one on one setting or as a group can help you quit smoking.

"Studies show that it is more effective if they have help from a counselor and medications to help them quit," said Harrington. ND Quits is a state program that has helped a number of people quit.

"For people who enroll in our program seven months later we go back and survey them and about a third of them are tobacco free," said Fremming.

The North Dakota Health Department also says that they have seen a steady decrease in the number of people quitting smoking every year.

KFYR TV
Anthony Humes Reporting