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Quick Navigation Links FFS Clinics Smoking and Pregnancy Facilitator Resources Become a Facilitator Contact Us Freedom From Smoking® Online This 24-hour online quit smoking program can provide you with tools and techniques that are essential to successfully quit smoking. You can participate at your own pace and build a support system through online message boards. Lung Facts Smoking kills more people than alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined. In the next 24 hours, 1,200 Americans will die from tobacco use. More than 4,000 West Virginians die each year -- 12 every day -- from smoking-related diseases.  Annual health care costs in West Virginia directly caused by smoking total $636 million 4,000 kids under 18 become new daily smokers each year in West Virginia Every day in the US about 3,000 children start smoking; 1,000 of them will die prematurely from smoking-related diseases. West Virginia's youth smoking rate is one of the highest in the nation. 28.5 percent of the state's high school youth smoke compared to about 26 percent of adults. West Virginia has the nation's fourth highest rate of smoking-related deaths. Additional resources: 1-877-966-8784  ©2006 by ALAWV, Inc. All rights reserved

Yes! You can quit… Congratulations on taking an important step to improve your health. Eight out of ten smokers want to quit smoking. Have you had a hard time trying to quit on your own? If so, you can join the American Lung Association’s Freedom From Smoking group program. These are group sessions led by experts who understand how hard it is to kick the addiction and habit. You will receive the kind of support and skills you need to quit smoking for good. No two smokers are alike, so we begin by assessing how ready you are to quit. Then, we look at what feelings and environments trigger your urge to light up. We then develop a quitting plan that will work best for you. When you quit at session three, we will give you plenty of help to stay off of cigarettes forever. We discuss symptoms of recovery, controlling weight gain, managing stress, and resisting the urge to smoke. For most smokers, especially those who have previously tried to quit, group support can make a real difference in helping you stay smoke free. To learn more about the program, or to talk about quitting, please contact Kelli Caseman at 1.800.LUNG.USA or 304.342.6600. Interested in Attending a Clinic?  Some clinics are held on an ongoing basis and others are held at advertised times.  Check out the FFS clinics page for a location near you.  Are you pregnant and want to quit?  Click here to learn more.   Quitting On Your Own In addition, we can provide assistance for those individuals who are not comfortable in a group setting or time and/or distance prevents them from being able to attend a clinic.  All of the resources below are offered free of charge.  For smokers who have not made the commitment to quit, but would like information on quitting, we offer a Contemplation Kit upon request. For individuals that have made that commitment, we offer a Self-help Kit to work with in the privacy of their own home. For those that have internet access, we offer an online FFS program.  Follow the appropriate prompts to register and begin your personal program. · · If you need more information or have any questions about the program, please respond by using the form below.   Name  Phone  E-mail  Comments or questions

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