Stop Smoking Program
Break the ChainTM Stop Smoking Program is an individualized course of treatment, proven to help you or those you care about quit smoking for good. Upon your commitment to quit, you will meet one-on-one with a physician or team of physicians each week and a treatment plan will be developed that will meet your individual needs. This may include a combination of medications and behavior modification designed to maximize your chance of quitting permanently.
If you have tried to quit before and failed, it may be that you are among the 70% of smokers addicted to the drug nicotine, a primary component of tobacco smoke. Nicotine affects your brain in much the same way as other drugs such as alcohol, cocaine and even heroin. Break the ChainTM offers a way out of this destructive cycle to help you live your life free from the dangers and restrictions tobacco use imposes.
Most insurance plans are accepted for this program and patients pay their regular office co-pay at each visit.
A Step-by-Step Process
The program consists of four major components that participants can expect to complete:
Step 1: Meet with one or more physicians to discuss any past attempts to quit, frustrations and to set a quit date.
Step 2: Gradually decrease the amount of nicotine you consume through techniques such as switching cigarette brands. This stair-stepping approach will help you assert your control over this addiction.
Step 3: A week before the quit date, patients may be placed on maintenance medications. Subsequent to the quit date nicotine replacement therapies may be utilized. This varies on a case-by-case basis.
Step 4: Once the quit date is reached, short, follow up meetings are instrumental in preventing relapse.
Why Quit Today?
- Smoking harms nearly every organ of your body.
- Nearly one of every five deaths is related to smoking.
- Smoking accounts for at least 30 percent of all cancer deaths.
- About 87 percent of lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking.
- Smokers have a two to three times greater risk of developing cataracts- the leading cause of blindness.
- Every year, about 30,000 non-smokers die from lung cancer due to secondhand smoke.
These statistics are provided by the American Cancer Society and Centers for Disease Control.
The Benefits of Quitting Today!
It's never too late to quit smoking. Start today and reap the benefits:
- Breathe easier
- Improve overall physical performance
- Protect your vision
- Prevent skin damage
- Reverse lung damage
- Save money
- Reduce the effects of second-hand smoke
- Reduce the fire hazards associated with smoking