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Ogdensburg hospital offers seven week cessation program Nov. 14

Posted 11/12/13

OGDENSBURG -- Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center and the Tobacco Cessation Center of Northern New York will offer a free seven-week smoking cessation program. Classes will be held in the Medical …

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Ogdensburg hospital offers seven week cessation program Nov. 14

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OGDENSBURG -- Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center and the Tobacco Cessation Center of Northern New York will offer a free seven-week smoking cessation program. Classes will be held in the Medical Center’s auditorium from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The November class dates are Nov. 14 and 21.

To register contact the Tobacco Cessation Center of Northern New York at 261-5436 or Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center at 1-888-908-2462.

For those that cannot attend the workshop, if eligible, you may receive free telephone counseling and nicotine patches. Contact the New York State Smokers’ Quitline at 1-866-697-8487.

Trained specialists at the New York State Smokers’ Quitline are available weekdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Callers can also order a free stop smoking guide or listen to the Quitline’s daily quit tip.