BMH OFFERS FREE EVENING Ready, Set…STOP SMOKING CESSATION CLASS

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is offering another in its series of smoking cessation programs. The next six-week class, called Ready, Set…STOP, will begin on Tuesday evening, July 1st, and will go through to August 5th. It will be held in the Cafeteria Room B Conference Room on the lower level at BMH. The time for the class is from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m., and there is no charge.

The weekly program offers group support as well as individualized strategies to help participants quit smoking for good. The smoking cessation program provides a logical progression to quit smoking, including awareness of the smoking habit, addiction problems, and actual behavior change. Participants will experience a step-by-step process to quit smoking. Weight control, stress management, and social interactions will be covered during the program. Attendees will also receive free nicotine patches, gum, and lozenges. Also now available are flavored gum and lozenges (through a direct ship program available through the class) including new gum flavors of fresh mint, cinnamon surge, and fruit chill and a cherry flavor lozenge.

Placing emphasis on long-term maintenance, this smoking cessation class is designed to help individuals gain control of their own life and to help them stay off tobacco. For more information, or to register, call 802-251-8456. The Vermont Quit Line is 1-877-YES-QUIT (1-877-937-7848) and Vermont Quitnet is Tobaccostories.com.

Call 802-251-8456 to check the date of the next six-week smoking cessation program at BMH.