News Releases > Ready to quit smoking? Free workshop can help

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Dec. 10, 2009). –The Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health is encouraging smokers to attend a free quit-smoking clinic on Dec. 15.

The clinic will be offered at three different times that day. Each clinic is one-hour long and includes a presentation by a tobacco treatment specialist, trained and certified by Mayo Clinic, and a former smoker who shares his or her story about how this person quit with the help of a prescription treatment option and support.

The workshop is followed by a 15-minute Q&A session. Refreshments will be provided.

Registration is required and space is limited. Sign up today by calling 1-888-456-7186 or going to www.freequitclinic.com.

What:            Get Quit Clinic, a one-hour quit-smoking clinic

When:           Tuesday, Dec. 15; Clinics start at 8 a.m., Noon and 5 p.m.

Where:       Fort Wayne Medical Education Program,
                   750 Broadway, Suite 250.

Sponsors/Organizers:

• Tobacco Free Allen County  
• Neighborhood Health Clinic
•  United Hispanic Americans
•   Lutheran Hospital
•   Parkview Hospital
•   Family Practice Center
•  St.  Joseph Hospital
• Matthew 25
• IPFW
• American Cancer Society

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