Smoking Cessation Class Starts January 19, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, January 04, 2010
For more information contact: Michael Burke, Marketing and Media Coordinator at 530-225-6113
To register for the class call 530-24-MERCY (246-3729
If you’re a smoker, make this the time to quit. Mercy offers another free Quit for Good Class in January.
When: Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (for eight-sessions)
Cost: Free
Location: Mercy Medical Center Redding’s Floyd Morgan Family Cancer Resource Center
You may already know that smoking causes lung cancer, emphysema, heart disease and many more health related illnesses, but have you considered the additional benefits of quitting? A few days after the last cigarette, the chances of having a heart attack decrease, pulse rate slows to normal, the ability to smell and taste improve, and breathing becomes easier. Within months, coughing decreases, energy level increases and exercise becomes easier.
It may take smokers more than one attempt to quit. Quitting is tough, but there are plenty of resources to help. Ask your doctor, and call 530-24-MERCY (246-3729) to get more information about our Quit for Good, smoking cessation class. The classes are free and taught by a certified smoking cessation facilitator. The program, consisting of eight-sessions, meets at Mercy Medical Center Redding’s Floyd Morgan Family Cancer Resource Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. starting Jan. 19, 2010.
Please call 530-24-MERCY (246-3729) or go online to redding.mercy.org for more information and to register for the class. Seating is limited.
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