Shore's QuitCenter

Where Quitters Actually Win!
Now it's your time …

THE QUITCENTER AT SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
609-653-3440 • Fax: 609-653-3932

Breaking free from tobacco dependency is one of the toughest challenges you may ever have to face.

But, help is at hand! Shore Memorial Hospital's Quitcenter offers counseling with our certified tobacco treatment specialists.

You may choose from group sessions or individual counseling.

We provide updated information on nicotine replacement therapies, offering the NicoDerm patch, Nicorette gum and Commit lozenges at a discount price.

Along with the Quitcenter, there is additional help from the Quitline and the Quitnet.

Take the first step now. Call 653-3440 to have an information packet mailed to you.

KNOW THE FACTS

Fact: Tobacco use is taking a terrible toll in our state. Over 13,000 residents die annually of cancer and other tobacco related diseases. These deaths are preventable, but only if people can stop smoking. Sound simple? It’s not.

Fact: Second hand smoke is an environmental hazard to non-smokers and children. Over 50,000 Americans die each year from illnesses caused by second hand smoke.

Fact: Over 400,000 Americans die each year from smoking related illnesses - more than from AIDS, alcohol/drug abuse, fires, car accidents, suicides and homicides combined.

Fact: Inhaled tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, arsenic and lead.

Fact: Nicotine is a powerful drug found in all tobacco products. It is a highly addictive drug like cocaine and heroin.

Fact: The average smoker spends over $6,000 on cigarettes in 5 years.

HOW IT WORKS

The Tobacco Dependence Quitcenter at Shore Memorial Hospital is staffed by skilled and certified professionals who understand how difficult it is to stop using tobacco. This program provides a
comprehensive approach to the treatment of those who wish to quit smoking and includes:

Assessment

• Stages of Change Readiness
• Nicotine Dependence Evaluation

Behavioral Therapy

• Individual
• Group
• Family

Pharmacotherapy

• Nicotine Replacement Therapy -
• Patch
• Gum
• Inhaler (Rx)
• Nasal Spray (Rx)
• Bupropion (Rx)

Information and referral

THE BENEFITS

On average, people who quit, regardless of age, live longer than people who continue to smoke.

Smokers who quit before age 50 have half the risk of dying of smoking related illnesses in the next 15 years compared with those who continue to smoke.

Quitting smoking significantly reduces your risk of heart disease and emphysema, and cancers of the lung, larynx (voice box), pharynx, esophagus, mouth, pancreas, bladder and cervix.

After 15 years, a former smoker’s risk of death returns to nearly the level of a person who has never smoked.

Smokers receiving tobacco dependence counseling are more than four times as likely to succeed in stopping tobacco use.

TAKE THE TEST

Have you tried to quit without success?

Did you get too “stressed out” when you tried to quit?

Have you smoked for a long time?

Are you embarrassed about your smoking?

Do you have health problems related to smoking?

Has your workplace gone smoke-free?

Does your smoking contribute to family or emotional problems?

Are you fed up with being addicted to tobacco?

Has your doctor told you to quit?

Do you really want to quit?

Take the path
to Health & Wellness

Call 609-653-3440

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