Smoking Cessation Program

Clearing the Air

An estimated 46.5 million adults in the United States smoke cigarettes, even though this single behavior will result in death or disability for half of all regular users. Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 400,000 deaths each year, or one in every five deaths. Additionally, if current patterns of smoking persist, over 5 million people currently younger than 18 will die prematurely from a tobacco-related disease.

Clearing the Air is a four-hour program designed to help you systematically address cigarette smoking by helping to identify the cause and effect relationship in daily activities. With the help of an experienced pulmonary rehabilitation specialist, you will have the opportunity to design a program which will meet your individual needs in your effort to stop smoking forever.

Program Overview

The first session of the program helps to prepare you to stop smoking. Your instructor will help you to:

• Identify your smoking triggers
• Make a commitment to stop
• Choose your personal strategy

In the second week, you will learn to take action in your desire to stop smoking as you:

• Make your environment smoke-free
• Defeat the urge to smoke
• Learn about nicotine replacement
• Set your schedule to quit

You will concentrate on establishing new habits in the third week of your program as you:

• Find new coping skills for stress
• Make exercise a habit
• Learn to control your weight

By the fourth week of your program, you will be ready to stay smoke-free when you develop skills which help you to:

• Focus on success, not failure
• Choose reinforcements/rewards
• Become aware of ongoing support from groups like Smokers Anonymous

The cost of this program, offered quarterly, is $15 for each class session. The introductory session, however, is free and open to everyone. The fee includes all handout materials for the program. Call 440-960-3812 for more information or to register.