Quitting is difficult!
Nicotine is the most addictive substance
known. Let us help you succeed by providing
you with the best tools.
Boynton Health Service offers nicotine
dependence counseling. Boynton’s providers will
discuss tailoring a quit plan to you, ways
to identify triggers, and techniques to help
you quit. Boynton also provides nicotine gum
or patch (at no cost to students),
medications as needed, follow-up care, and
relapse prevention.
Make an appointment to talk with a provider
about a quitting program at (612) 625-3222.
Begin your tobacco free future today!
Resources
EX
http://www.becomeanex.org
EX is a method of freeing yourself from
addiction to tobacco. It was created as a
collaborative effort between the American
Legacy Foundation and the Mayo Clinic,
specifically for people who are really ready
to quit and are looking for a better way.
United States Department of Health and
Human Services
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/
The Surgeon General issued the landmark
report in 1964 on smoking. This was the
first large scale, nation wide report that
urged smokers to quit because of the harm
caused by tobacco use. As the nation’s Chief
Health Officer, the Surgeon General’s office
still is making the same case urging people
to quit.
Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smokingcessation.html
The National Institutes for Health provide a
wide variety of smoking-related topics,
including treatment, coping, clinical
trials, research, law and policy,
statistics, and pictures/diagrams on their
site.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/how2quit.htm
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention) has amassed the most
comprehensive stockpile of information about
tobacco use in the US. If you want to know
anything more about the effects of tobacco
on you and others check this site out.
The Foundation for a Smokefree America
http://www.anti-smoking.org/quitting.htm
If you’re looking for a little inspiration
and tips on staying smoke free and not
relapsing into a smoker again check out this
site.
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