Tips for quitting smoking for the new year

With the coming new year,  one common resolution is to quit smoking.

According to the American Lung Cancer Association of the Mid-Atlantic, more than 70 percent of smokers want to quit smoking and about 40 percent — will make an attempt this year.

Officials from the Worcester County Health Department tell 47 ABC, quitting smoking can take many attempts, but in order to stay smoke-free they recommend getting support from folks who are going through the same thing.

The health department also recommends  taking advantages of free resources like classes and support hotlines.

Officials say lately,  they've increased their community efforts to warn people about using e-cigarettes and vapes to quit smoking.

"We are trying to educate people about the dangers of those and we do not promote e-cigs or vapes as a safer alternative or smoking cessation aid to quit smoking," says Kat Gumby, the Prevention Program Director at the Worcester County Health Department.

The Worcester County Health Department will begin their winter smoking cessation classes the second week of January. Classes will be offered in their Berlin and Snow Hill centers.