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FREE Smoking Cessation Program Begins March 10 in Putnam

11 February 2025

The Putnam County Department of Health will be offering Freedom from Smoking, an evidence-based smoking cessation program, to individuals who live or work in Putnam County.

Hundreds of thousands of people have become smokefree through a Freedom From Smoking® Group Clinic which offers a structured, systematic approach to quitting smoking. Overseen by a certified facilitator, you will learn:

  • How to know if you’re really ready to quit
  • Medications that can increase your success
  • Lifestyle changes to make quitting easier
  • How to prepare for your quit day
  • Coping strategies for managing stress & avoiding weight gain
  • How to stay smokefree for good

Classes will be held in person on Mondays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Putnam County Department of Health, beginning March 10, through April 21, with an extra class on Thursday, April 3. Quit day will be on March 31.

The program will be at no cost to the participants, and they will be supplied with free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) as long as the supply lasts. Pre-registration is required. Class size will be limited.

Register at https://PCDOHFreedomFromSmoking2025.eventbrite.com

For questions call the Putnam County Department of Health at (845) 808-1390 ext. 43155.

The complete schedule:

  • Monday, March 10
  • Monday, March 17
  • Monday, March 24
  • Monday, March 31
  • *Thursday, April 3*
  • Monday, April 7
  • Monday, April 14
  • Monday, April 21

Visit Lung.org/ffs for more information about the program or our online Freedom From Smoking® Plus if a Group Clinic isn’t right for your quit.

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  • Michael J. Nesheiwat, MD

    Commissioner of Health