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Greater
Fall River Partners for a Healthier Community, Inc.
offered a smoking cessation group to participants in the United
Interfaith Action group at the First
Baptist Church in Fall River beginning on April 16, 2014. The
eight-session group is designed to work with smokers who intend to cut
down or quit smoking altogether. Participants learn about the health
problems associated with tobacco addiction as well as safe alternatives to
nicotine, such as the patch. "Our goal is to help community members
to get a clean form of nicotine into there system," commented Partners
Worksite Wellness Coordinator Angela Bras, who is a Certified Tobacco
Treatment Specialist. Similar groups are available to organizations in the
Greater Fall River Area on a fee-for-service basis. Click
here for one-minute |
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(Top row) Ms. Bras opens the group by reviewing some of the techniques they learned in the first session, such as recording their emotional state when they smoke each cigarette. (Middle row) Channa Guinard asks about the use of e-cigarettes as a method of quitting and Ms. Bras responds that e-cigarettes are not an approved cessation device because their safety has not been determined unlike the patch which is pictured in the center photo. (Bottom row) SCHHWI Wellness Coordinator Jack Shipley assists with answering questions from the group. |
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