Wednesday, October 6, 2010

STOP Smoking Program Coming to Fort


The STOP On-the-Road smoking program will be returning to Fort Frances later this month.

Northwestern Health Unit's Enforcement Manager Jennifer McKibbon says the program is being offered to 175 smokers.

"Smokers attend the workshop, listen to a bit of information on the research that's being done," says McKibbon, "have a little bit of individual counseling. Choose with the counselor which type of nicotine replacement therapy would be right for them and get $175 worth of free N.R.T."

McKibbon says for most smokers, the cost of nicotine replacement products is a barrier in their quit attempts.