'Great American Smokeout' challenges people to quit smoking for a day

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – November 17 is the Great American Smokeout, where smokers are asked to quit smoking for 24 hours. The New Mexico Department of Health Nicotine Use Prevention and Control Program manager Esther Hoang explains how this may sound daunting.‘3rd Thursday’ at the Albuquerque Museum presents ‘Between Two Worlds’It takes a smoker about seven to ten attempts to quit for it to be successful. Nicotine is the substance that causes addiction,