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Katrina

Katrina's story
"With the patch, I didn’t have to quit smoking alone."
Hometown: Hingham
Year quit: 2007
Katrina was diagnosed with COPD and finally believed that smoking could end her life. She says it wasn’t enough to quit for the people who loved her; she had to quit for herself. Katrina shared her story about why she quit to help motivate others to try to stop and to Make Smoking History.

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