Programs

What is Smoking Cessation?
Smoking Cessation is the act of trying to stop smoking, chewing/dipping, or vaping. Nicotine can be very addicting and can make it very hard to quit without help. Some people have withdrawal symptoms when they try to quit.

Why should I quit?
Stopping nicotine can improve your health, no matter how old you are or how long you have used it.

Some important benefits include:

• Decreasing risk of stroke
• Saving money
• Better blood flow
• Longer life
• Lower risk for cancer

What if I do not quit?
People who use nicotine are more likely to:

• Go blind
• Lose hearing
• Have bad breath and smelly hair
• Have bad teeth
• Have heart disease
• Have diabetes
• Have lung disease
• Take longer to heal

Where to get help?
Parkland can help you quit nicotine. We offer classes on dealing with stress, why you use nicotine, how quitting can help you and about medicines to help you quit. Smoking Cessation classes are offered in-person or virtual. All classes are available in English and Spanish.

If you want to learn more about these classes or would like to sign up, contact your primary care provider (doctor) and ask to be referred. Participants must be a patient of Parkland Health.