Seek support in breaking the addiction to
tobacco
Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James
Tomarken encourages residents who use tobacco to seek help in breaking their
addiction by signing up for Suffolk County’s “Learn to Be …Tobacco Free”
program. The program offers assistance with planning, support, counseling and
medication, if warranted.
“We know now
more than ever about what works and what doesn't,” said Dr. Tomarken. “Studies
have shown that smokers who try to quit smoking using a combination
of behavioral support and medicine are three times more likely to be
successful than those who try to stop smoking without support.”
The classes are free to Suffolk County
residents, though there is a fee for medication for medically eligible
participants. Registration is open until the second week of each session.
Classes will take place as follows:
Brentwood
Brentwood Public Library,
2nd
Ave. & Fourth St.
Brentwood
NY 11717
Dates: Tuesdays, October 10, 17, 24, 31,
November 14, 21, 2017
Reunion: December 12, 2017
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Contact:
Debora 631-853-2928
Riverhead
Library
330 Court St., Riverhead
Dates: Monday, October 16, 23, 30
November 6, 13, 20, 2017
Reunion: December 11, 2017
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Contact: Janis 631-853-3187
A support group is available at 5:30 p.m. on
the first and third Wednesday of every month for individuals who have attended
and completed a full six-week tobacco cessation program. Participants may attend at one of two
locations:
Suffolk County DOHS Office of Education, William Lindsay
Complex 725 Veterans Memorial Hwy. Bldg C-016
Hauppauge, NY 11788 or Riverhead Library 33 Court St Riverhead, NY 11901
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