Health Commissioner James Tomarken, MD, encourages residents who use
tobacco to obtain help in breaking their addiction through Suffolk County’s “Learn
to Be …Tobacco Free” program.
“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
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital
75 North Country Road
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursdays, November 3, 10, December 1, 8, 15, 22, 2016
Reunion: January 12, 2017
Contact: 631-476-2723
Brentwood
Brentwood
Public Library
2nd
Avenue and 4th Street
Brentwood, NY
11717
Time: 6 p.m.
to 7 p.m.
Mondays, November 14, 21, 28, December 5, 12, 19, 2016
Reunion: January 9, 2017
Contact: 631-273-7883
Greenlawn
Harborfields Public
Library
31 Broadway
Greenlawn, NY
11740
Time: 6 p.m.
to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, November 15, 22, 29, December 6, 13,
20, 2016
Reunion: January 10, 2017
Contact:
631-757-4200
Learn more about the “Tobacco
Free” program, by going to the Program Website:
www.suffolkcountyny.gov/health
And watch our video at: Learn to Be…Tobacco Free Program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkinY4SP8KA
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