Smoking Cessation
Learn about the Smoking Cessation program at Oneida Health.
About Smoking Cessation
The pulmonology experts at Oneida Health are committed to helping you breathe easy, and that includes helping you stop smoking.
Smoking harms every organ of the body, causing heart and lung disease, cancer, and affecting your health in general. Quitting smoking has immediate health benefits for you and the ones you love. Contact Oneida Health today to learn about our smoking cessation programs.
Benefits of quitting
Quitting smoking improves your overall health and well-being and can:
- Boost your immune system
- Decrease your blood pressure
- Reduce your chances of having cancer, heart attacks, heart disease, stroke, cataracts, and other diseases
- Improve your appearance with more youthful looking skin and a reduction of stains on teeth and fingernails
- Enhance your sense of taste and sense of smell
- Save you money
Tools to quit
Your doctor can develop a plan to help you quit smoking including prescribing smoking cessation medications, such as:
- Nicotine replacement medicines – these replace the levels of nicotine in your body and help you taper off the dosage over time. These come in gum, lozenge, patch, and nasal spray forms.
- Non-nicotine medications – these medications work by blocking the flow of chemicals in the brain that make you want to smoke. They come in a pill form and typically are used for 7-12 weeks or longer.
Support Options
At Oneida Health, we want you to be in good health and quit smoking. Your doctor can determine what the best quitting plan is for you, which cessation tools will work best for your needs, and discuss ways to manage and cope with withdrawal symptoms. Your doctor can provide informational guides and resources to assist with your success. If you need help kicking your habit, Oneida Health experts are ready to assist you with quitting smoking.