FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Free Smoking Cessation Program offered at Thomas E. Langley Medical Center:Thomas E. Langley Medical Center's Sumterville location offers free smoking cessation classes to help you quit smoking.
Cigarette smoking is the most addictive and dangerous legal drug we allow in the United States. It has been proven more addictive than alcohol, and the statistics for new smokers are staggering. Every day almost 6,000 kids under the age of 18 begin smoking cigarettes, and over 80% of them will retain the habit through at least mid to late adulthood. Smoking cigarettes has been proven to cause lung cancer, emphysema, developmental problems in fetuses, and a whole host of other health problems. Some health issues related to cigarette smoking go undiscussed, such as poor skin, rotten and stained teeth, fatigue, bad breath, yellowing nails, bone loss, and more.
Smoking cessation is a very difficult process, one that often requires medical assistance. Fortunately there are more and more options associated with smoking cessation than ever before. Patches that help replace nicotine, lozenges which release nicotine into the body, medication which helps with withdrawal symptoms, and support programs. Most physicians recommend setting a quit date, informing family and friends of that quit date, trying to quit along with someone, identify smoking triggers, switching to a brand of cigarette that is unsavory, smoking only in restricted areas, and setting up a smoking support group of some type.
CONTACT:
Pam Bush
Tel 352-793-5900 ext. 2971
Fax 352-793-9558
Email pbush @ telmedical.com
Web www.langleymedical.com
