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:
Central
Islip
Central Islip
Ambulance Corp.
4 Pineville Road,
Central Islip
Mondays, November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, December
7, 2015 from 6p.m - 7p.m.
Reunion: December 28,
2015
Contact: 631-582-4414
x 10
East
Setauket
Stony Brook Tech
Center
14 Technology Drive,
Suite 1 East Setauket
Mondays, November 9, 16, 30, December 7, 14,
21, 2015 from 6p.m. -7p.m.
Reunion: January 4, 2016
Contact: 631-444-4000
Middle
Island
Longwood Public
Library
800 Middle Country
Road, Middle Island
Tuesdays, November 10, 17, 24, December 1, 15,
22, 2015 from 6p.m. -7p.m.
Reunion: December 29, 2015
Contact: 631-924-6400
Bay
Shore
Southside Hospital,
Haag Building
1948-1952 Union Blvd.
Bay Shore
Thursdays, November 5, 12, 19, December 3, 10,
17, 2015 from 6p.m.-7p.m.
Reunion: January 7, 2016
Contact:
631-968-3587x85011
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