Make It A ‘Freshstart,’ Quit Smoking

New Milford — Do you know that smoking increases your chances of developing heart disease, emphysema, and lung and other cancers, and that quitting smoking, no matter how long you have been smoking, decreases your risk of these smoking-related diseases?

On Tuesday, September 23 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, the New Milford Hospital Regional Heart Center begins a four-session American Cancer Society Freshstart quit smoking program. Classes are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings for a two-week period (September 23, 25, 30, October 5).

Freshstart is the American Cancer Society’s quit smoking program, and all of the methods and activities contain the most effective elements for success. The American Cancer Society states that the single most important is element is you — and your dedication to fight the addiction to nicotine that makes you want to smoke.

Freshstart can be your start to a new life without cigarettes. This program is designed to help you stop smoking, and emphasizes that smoking cessation is a two-part process: 1) stopping and 2) staying stopped.

The cost for the program is $25 per participant with a $5 refund for each class attended.

Registration is open to the public. Preregistration is requested by calling toll free 800-350-1595 or online at www.newmilfordhospital.org .