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Ochsner’s comprehensive smoking cessation program provides a risk-free way to quit smoking. With FREE counseling and medications*, you have everything you need to start living a healthier life.
You qualify for this FREE program, if you:
1
Are a Louisiana resident
2
Are ready to quit smoking
READY TO QUIT?
WE’RE READY TO HELP!
Schedule an Appointment
WHAT TO EXPECT?
You don’t have to stop smoking before your first visit. You will meet one-on-one with a smoking cessation counselor to discuss your options and individual treatment plan. A certified tobacco treatment specialist will work with you to determine the best way to quit and select a quit date. Your medical history and medications can be tracked in MyOchsner, our online patient portal.
The Smoking Cessation Clinics include:
- FREE office visits
- FREE group and individual counseling sessions
- FREE over-the-counter and prescription medications*
STOP SMOKING, START LIVING
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease in the United States with 400,000 lives lost and more than $3 billion in health care cost and productivity losses in Louisiana alone.
Statistics show that it can take a person 6-12 times attempting to quit before they are successful.
People who currently smoke a pack a day save an average of $2,300 each year after they quit smoking.
YOUR SMOKE-FREE LIFE
Over time, you will greatly lower your risk of death from lung cancer and other diseases.
Within 20 minutes , your heart rate and blood pressure drop
Within 20 minutes , the carbon monoxide level in your bloodstream drops to normal
Within 3 months , your circulation and lung function improves
After 9 months , you will cough less and breathe easier
After 1 year , your risk of coronary heart disease is cut in half
After 5 years , your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus and bladder are cut in half
After 10 years , you are half as likely to die from lung cancer, and your risk of larynx or pancreatic cancer decreases
After 15 years , your risk of coronary heart disease is the same as a non-smoker’s risk
Call us at 877-678-3909 to schedule an appointment with one of our coordinators or email us at tobaccofree@ochsner.org.