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Uncas Health District offering free quit-smoking program

May 26, 2023 4:51 pm • Last Updated: May 26, 2023 5:10 pm

Norwich ― Uncas Health District will offer a free online smoking cessation program for those who live and work in eastern Connecticut.

The program will use the American Lung Association’s “Freedom from Smoking” curriculum to help participants quit tobacco in eight sessions over seven weeks. Individual counseling is available by appointment.

The program will start Monday, June 5, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Participants will receive a free program workbook, free nicotine replacement therapy and other quit aids.

To register, call or text Carolyn Wilson at (860) 400-2072,

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