College aids efforts to quit

when engaging in the habit. Also, modern research explains that college students who smoke regularly have an extremely hard time quitting after they graduate. In a study conducted by Health Psychology magazine, 90 percent of smokers in college cannot kick the habit after they graduate.

Melissa Natividad, a senior psychology major, has been smoking since her freshman year of college and has attempted to quit. “I actually quit for a month and then exams hit and I started again,” Natividad said. “I found that it was really difficult to stop when I was around all my friends that smoke.”

Theresa Benditt, a sophomore elementary education major, does not plan on quitting anytime soon. “It takes the edge off of my attitude and it relaxes me,” Benditt said.

The Main Line Health and the Office of Health and Wellness have teamed-up to help local college students lower these high smoking statistics. There will be six sessions conducted throughout January and February.

Each session will be held for an hour rise in college smoking. The great American smoke-out was recently held at the school and viewed as a large success. Although many students have yet to register for the smoke-free classes, the Cabrini student body seems receptive to the program.

Junior social work major Jackie Wilcox has struggled with the smoking addiction for three years. “Smoking cigarettes is just as addictive as any drug. I definitely could use the help of classes like these. Where can I sign up?”

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Enhancedbytobacco additivessuchas from noon until 1 p.m. in the Grace Hall atrium. There will be no fee charged to students for the classes. Atrained representative of Main Line Health will be sent to Cabrini to lead each session.

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Interested students can contact Fitzgerald at either the Rooyman’s Center or the Office of Student Activities. Also, students have the option to e-mail Wellness@cabrini.edu to register for classes in advance. The sixsession program will offer free nicotine replacement therapy and snacks for all those who get involved.