New Year’s resolutions can quickly go up in smoke, but 2017 could be the year to finally stick to your resolution to quick smoking. Help is just a phone call away for all patients of Washington University physicians.
In person, one-on-one smoking or tobacco cessation coaching sessions use American Lung Association Freedom from Smoking Clinic materials and will get you on your way to enjoying life as a non-smoker, as well as:
- Lower your risk for lung and other types of cancer
- Reduce your risk for coronary heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease
- Reduce respiratory symptoms, such as coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath
- Reduce your risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), one of the leading top three causes of death in the United States
- Reduce the risk of infertility among women during their reproductive years and the chance of having a low birth weight baby
Talk to your Washington University physician about a referral to this life-saving program.
For more information, or to schedule an appointment, contact the Washington University Center for Smoking Cessation:
314-747-QUIT or email: quitsmoking@wustl.edu
Jaqueline Maritz Lung Center
The Center for Advanced Medicine
4921 Parkview Place, Suite 8B
St. Louis, MO 63110
Barnes-Jewish West County
10 Barnes West Drive
Medicine Building #2, Suite 200
St. Louis, MO 63141