Summary: There are many resources for people who want to quit smoking, and these can be obtained from doctors, dentists and insurance companies, among others. Find out how friends and family can be resources for quitting smoking with help from a mission delivery manager and public health specialist in this free video on smoking cessation.
Shelley Thomas joined the American Cancer Society in April of 2007 as a mission delivery manager covering nine counties. In her role with the American Cancer Society, Thomas recruits,...read more
"There are really quite an unlimited number of resources out there now to help you quit smoking. Maybe from your doctor, from your dentist, maybe from your insurance company. I know a lot of times they have programs and actually may have some type of you know telephone cessation quit line themselves to help you quit smoking. You know you, and maybe just your friends and your family that maybe were non smokers or former smokers that are going to help you, help you support you through your quitting attempt. Quit lines, telephone quit lines of course are there and a lot of those are available twenty four seven. So even if you, even in the middle of the night are having an urge to smoke, there's usually someone somewhere that you can call that's going to talk you through that on the other end of the phone. There are chat groups that can help you quit. There are different smoking cessations classes in your community. Across, you know, across the country. I recommend that you maybe identify one of those in your local community. Maybe that your church even has some resources that will help you quit. And the American Cancer Society has our one eight hundred number. Our national cancer information center has a list of support groups in your area. So maybe that maybe a place to start by calling our eight hundred number and finding out what those groups are in your local community."
eHow Article: Resources for People Who Want to Quit Smoking
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sportsman111 said
on 9/24/2009 too short video clip for this important health topic