Community Health and Wellness Center

Treating Tobacco Dependency

Disease and loss of life related to tobacco use is one of the most serious public health concerns in Maine. Our Health and Wellness services works closely with Healthy Androscoggin (formerly Tobacco Free-L/A) to provide resources to help community members stop using tobacco. Through our relationship, we can offer a variety of strategies to help smokers understand and change their personal connection with their smoking habit.

Wellness Center Staff is available to discuss options for smoking cessation. Also we offer tobacco cessation classes at various times throughout the year... "Quit for Life"... " Participants receive time-tested coping strategies, information on overcoming addiction, preventing relapse, managing stress, exercise and nutrition. To address the addictive nature of nicotine, our program includes an explanation on the benefits of nicotine replacement (patch, gum, lozenge, nasal spray, inhaler), Zyban and Chantix, how they are used and what the side effects might be. The group setting provides support, sharing ideas about what works and the assurance that you are not going through it alone."