By West River Health Services on Thursday, 25 June 2020
Category: Health & Wellness BLOG

It's Quitting Time

Have you been considering quitting tobacco products and e-cigarettes? 𝓘𝓽'𝓼 𝓠𝓾𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓣𝓲𝓶𝓮 and time for you to finally implement that quit plan you've only been thinking about. If you need help contact WRHS Tobacco Treatment Specialists Rose Bergquist, Teresa Nielsen, and Lesley Kling for resources to get you started.

𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙩?

This week can be the start of something great if you make it your time to quit tobacco! Quitting smoking lowers the risk for many adverse health effects including 12 types of cancer, lung disease, poor reproductive health outcomes, cardiovascular diseases, and COPD. Reach out to professionals at WRHS to get started during
Quitting smoking reduces the costs of smoking for people who smoke, healthcare systems, and society. Last year in North Dakota, $͙3͙2͙6͙ ͙m͙i͙l͙l͙i͙o͙n͙ was attributed to medical expenditures related to smoking. If you smoke, use chew, or e-cigarettes, what would you do with the extra money in your pocket.  The specialists at WRHS can get you on the road to quitting and help you save money!

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START

Over 40% of adults who smoke do not receive advice to quit from a healthcare professional. But your chances of quitting nearly double when you seek help. Don't go it alone – cold turkey is only successful 5% of the time. Using counseling and cessation medications make the process easier and improve success. Nicotine replacement therapy or prescribed cessation medications reduce the withdrawal symptoms. 𝓢𝓣𝓐𝓡𝓣 a conversation with Tobacco Treatment Specialists: Rose Bergquist, Teresa Nielsen, and Lesley Kling to get access to the resources to help you quit!


You Can Recover

Tobacco dependence is a chronic, relapsing condition driven by addiction to nicotine, the addictive drug found in all tobacco products. Nicotine dependence makes it hard to quit tobacco and e-cigarettes. Most people try to quit several times before succeeding. Tobacco Treatment Specialists: Rose Bergquist, Teresa Nielsen, and Lesley Kling can provide the tools you need to get through the withdrawal, overcome your addiction, and quit for good.

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