Healthy Suffolk: Learn to Be…Tobacco Free

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Residents who use tobacco encouraged to obtain help in breaking their addiction through Suffolk County’s “Learn to Be …Tobacco Free” program.

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The classes are free to Suffolk County residents, though there is a nominal fee for medication for medically eligible participants.

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Riverhead, NY - October 11, 2016 - 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:
 
Riverhead
Riverhead Public Library
330 Court Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, October 25, November 1, 15, 22, 29, December 6, 2016
Reunion: December 20, 2016
Call to register: 631-727-3228
 
Learn more about the “Tobacco Free” program, by going to the Program website
 


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