‘SmokeFREE:’breath of fresh air Main Line Health’s smoking cessation group visits Cabrini to help students quit

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Tar, carbon monoxide, arsenic and formaldehyde are just some of the substances out of the 4,000 that are found in one cigarette. Cigarette smoking is the single greatest preventable cause of illness, disability and death in America today.

SmokeFREE, Main Line Health’s free smoking cessation, will be coming to Cabrini for a series of six sessions, beginning on March 15. They will be held in the Grace Hall boardroom from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. to help smokers kick their habit.

“We have been offering the SmokeFREE program every year since 2004, as it is a valuable resource for the campus and local community and is an i ntegral part of Cabrini’s health promotion initiatives,” Christine Hyson, the director of health and wellness education, said.

“ Main Line Health’s SmokeFREE program has a tremendous reputation, and statistically speaking, nine out of 10 participants quit by the end of the program,”Hyson said.

“It’s a great idea as long as it’s not imposed and the person is willing to quit,” Clark Widger, a junior liberal arts major, said.

Smoking,prominent on most college campuses,is getting “kicked” to the curb with the free programs being offered at schools all over the Main Line.

The program is free and is open to all Cabrini students as well as community members. Nicotine replacements, such as the nicotine patch, gum and lozenges will be given out to par-