Want to Quit Tobacco? Tanner Can Help
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Are you ready to quit smoking or using tobacco?
Tanner Health System’s Get Healthy, Live Well is offering free Freshstart tobacco cessation classes. This is your opportunity to kick the tobacco habit for good with the support you need.
Freshstart, a program designed by the American Cancer Society, supports participants through the first few days when quitting is the hardest and then teaches them how to master obstacles that may come later. The program is designed to help participants develop coping skills for the physical and psychological side effects that come with going tobacco-free. Classes meet one hour a week for four weeks and all materials are provided.
The group sessions provide former tobacco users with education on approaches to quitting, skills for coping with cravings and motivational support. Those who attend the classes learn the lifelong benefits of quitting tobacco and how to avoid a relapse.
An important part of the program is making an individualized plan to quit. To help fight the urge to start using tobacco again, participants are asked to make a list of things they could do instead. The program also offers a free two-week supply of nicotine replacement therapy.
Interested smokers, dippers and chewers are encouraged to attend the next session of Freshstart that will begin on Nov. 7. Classes will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton in Classroom 3. Register online now or call 770.214.CARE.