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Healthy Suffolk: Learn to Be…Tobacco Free

       Healthy Suffolk: Learn to Be…Tobacco Free

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Health Commissioner James Tomarken, MD, encourage residents who use tobacco to obtain help in breaking their addiction through Suffolk County’s “Learn to Be …Tobacco Free” program.

“We are promoting good health to all residents in Suffolk County,” said County Executive Bellone. “For those who are addicted to tobacco or nicotine products, we urge them to get the support they need to prevent illnesses that are caused by tobacco.”

“Breaking an addiction to nicotine can be very difficult,” 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 nominal fee for medication for medically eligible participants. Classes are as follows:

 

Port Jefferson

St. Charles Hospital

200 Belle Terre Road

Port Jefferson, NY  11777

Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 5, 12, 2016

Reunion: August 2, 2016

Contact: 631-473-7848

 

Smithtown

St. Catherine of Siena Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

52 Route 25A

Smithtown, NY  11787

Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 9, 16, 23, 30 July 7, 14, 2016

Reunion: August 4, 2016

Contact: 631-870-3444

 

Greenport

Eastern Long Island Hospital

201 Manor Place

Greenport, NY 11944

Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 14, 21, 28, July 5, 19, 26 2016

Reunion: August 16, 2016

Contact: 631-477-5121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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