Freedom From Smoking®
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Join us at the Healthpark for both the information session and class. To register, call 270-688-3291 or sign up on the form below.
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2023 Sessions
This seven-week class series meets weekly on Tuesday.
- Information Session: May 2
- Class Begins: May 9
- Information Session: July 11
- Class Begins: July 18
- Information Session: October 3
- Class Begins: October 10
The location of these sessions is Healthpark Classroom B. Virtual options are available.
The program is offered at NO COST to all members of our community.
About Freedom From Smoking®
The American Lung Association's Freedom From Smoking® program is for individuals who are ready to quit smoking now. Because most people know that smoking is dangerous to their health, the program focuses almost exclusively on how to quit, not why to quit. If you're still wondering if you are truly ready to quit smoking, take the American Lung Association online quiz.
How Does Freedom From Smoking® Work?
The Freedom From Smoking® uses techniques based on pharmacological and psychological principles and methods designed to help smokers gain control over their behavior. Because no single quit smoking technique is effective for all smokers, the program includes a comprehensive variety of evidence-based cessation techniques. The curriculum also includes the latest research about nicotine replacement therapy (gum, inhalers, patches, lozenges and nasal spray) and other smoking cessation medications such as Zyban® and Chantix®.
Why Use Freedom From Smoking®
Since it was first introduced over 35 years ago, the American Lung Association's Freedom From Smoking® program has helped hundreds of thousands of Americans end their addiction to nicotine and begin new smoke-free lives. Ranked the most effective smoking cessation program in a study by Fordham University Graduate School of Business, Freedom From Smoking® is based on proven addiction and behavior change models. The program offers a structured, systematic approach to quitting, and its positive messaging emphasizes the benefits of better health.
Evaluation studies have shown that individuals who participate in Freedom From Smoking®:
- Experience immediate health benefits.
- Learn to address the physical, mental and social aspects of their addiction.
- Are six times more likely to be smoke-free one year later than those who quit on their own.
- When used in combination with smoking cessation medication, up to 60 percent of participants report having quit smoking by the end of the program.
Great American Smokeout
Are you one of the 38 million Americans that are still smoking? Watch below to find out how you can be a quitter.