Quit Smoking Classes

Our Tobacco Cessation Specialists offer free quit smoking classess to community members and businesses in the counties of Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee and Sarasota.

Tools to Quit and Quit Smoking Now

We offer two options for people who want to attend a quit smoking class: Tools to Quit and Quit Smoking Now. 

Both programs offer education on the health effects related to tobacco use, but more importantly, they teach the benefits of quitting and what to expect when quitting.  A trained Tobacco Cessation Specialist guides participants as they identify triggers and withdrawal symptoms, and brain storm ways to cope with them.  Topics include:

  1. Addiction, withdrawal and medications

  2. Planning for the quit date

  3. Dealing with triggers

  4. Overcoming cravings

  5. Relapse prevention

The Tools to Quit program is a one-time, intense 2 hour seminar in which participants receive information on how to select and prepare for their own quit date.

The Quit Smoking Now program contains the same information as above delivered over a six-week period.  In the Quit Smoking Now groups, all participants quit the day of the third meeting. 

Both programs offer free nicotine replacement therapy, educational materials, a bag of goodies for their quit day, and follow-up support.

Click here for a detailed description of both programs.

Call us at 877-848-6696 for more information or to register for a group or class, or click here to see a calendar of upcoming quit smoking groups and seminars. 

 

Worksite Wellness Programs

Providing tobacco cessation resources to employees is one of the most responsible, cost effective wellness initiatives a business or organization can implement.  We understand that the needs of businesses and organizations vary, so several options are available for employers who are interested in providing free smoking cessation classes to their employees. More information and FAQs can be found here.

 

Florida State QuitLine

The Florida State QuitLine also offers telephone counseling to those unable to attend a class or seminar.  Call 1-877-822-6669 to be connected to a counselor from the convenience of your home.  Counseling is also available in Spanish. 

 

Sponsored by Gulfcoast South AHEC and the State of Florida, Department of Health.

 


 

 

Quit Smoking Class Schedule

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Contact Us:

Karla Brody, MSSW
Tobacco Cessation Specialist
 kbrody@health.usf.edu

 

Xenia Rosado-Merced Tobacco Cessation Specialist xrosadom@health.usf.edu

 


 

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