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Ida

Ida's story
"I made a plan this time."
Hometown: Dartmouth
Year quit: 2009
Ida describes feeling like everything she did revolved around cigarettes. When she decided to quit smoking, she got the patch to help. Now she says "It’s changing my life. Cigarettes aren’t controlling me anymore." Ida shared her story about why she quit to help motivate others to try to stop and to Make Smoking History.

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