Eliza helps the kids quit smokingActress ELIZA DUSHKU is spearheading a new campaign to urge teenagers to stop smoking before it becomes a bad habit after quitting earlier this year (05).The 24-year-old BRING IT ON star admits she became hooked on smoking when she was just 13 and spent the last few years trying to kick her habit.Now nicotine free, Dushku is one of the celebrities behind the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids organisation.She and stars like KELLY PRESTON and NEVE CAMPBELL have all signed yoga mats for an upcoming eBay auction, which will benefit the charity.Dusku claims yoga helped control her urges for cigarettes.Source: ContactMusic.comHollywood Stars Team Up to Help Smokers Quit for Good – and Help Prevent Kids From Starting(…) Actress and ex-smoker Eliza Dushku will launch the auction with the help of 100 smokers committed to quitting. Each participant will apply the new ThinFlex patch and put it to the ultimate flex test in a mass yoga event in Los Angeles on June 29. After the session, Dushku, best known for her roles in the WB’s supernatural series “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer” and FOX’s hit drama “Tru Calling,” will write her own message of encouragement on a yoga mat to add to the collection of other yoga mats from some of the biggest names in film, television, sport and music. The mats will be auctioned on eBay or at http://www.NicoDermAuction.com from June 29 through July 18. All proceeds (100 percent) will be donated to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping prevent new generations of smokers from starting in the first place.Talking From ExperienceEliza Dushku, who recently gave up smoking using the NicoDerm CQ patch, knows all about the challenges of quitting.”Quitting smoking was one of the most difficult things for me to do in my life,” explains Dushku. “It’s important to me to work with other stars to support this cause and it’s exciting to tell smokers about tools like the ThinFlex patch that are easy to wear and fit their lifestyles.”Source: PRNewswire
What do you think?Eliza attented to the Mercedes-Benz Spring 2005 Fashion Week last week. Click for pictures! 