Healthy Suffolk: Learn to Be…Tobacco Free
Class in Hampton Bays
Suffolk County Executive Steve
Bellone and Health Commissioner James Tomarken, MD, encourage residents who use
tobacco to seek help in breaking their tobacco-nicotine addiction and to sign
up for 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, 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. “Recent 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. The class will be held:
Hampton Bays Library, 52 Ponquogue Avenue, Hampton Bays,
NY
Tuesdays from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., June 16, 23, 30;
July 14, 21, 28
Reunion: August 17, 2015 (Contact: 728-6241)
Call 853-4017 or visit our website for more information
about this class or any Suffolk County Department of Health Services health
education programs.
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